He vigorously shook his head and said: "No, no, no! If we keep circling in the mountains, the enemy army can completely send only a small force to keep an eye on us, and the main force will attack the city and let it go, and once we make a move, they will turn back and continue to deal with us." So hiding is absolutely impossible. ”

Dugu Wen argued: "What I said about going around in the mountains is just temporarily lurking, waiting to move, not hiding." ”

Long Yuandong frowned and said: "More than 1,000 of us are circling in the mountains, the first is that there is a lack of food, it is difficult to last, and we have to go out early and late; the second is that the news is cut off, neither know how the enemy develops, nor how the official army is mobilized, the national war situation is changing with each passing day, maybe when we get out of the mountain safely, the rebels will all fight to Shizhu Island, and maybe they will be wiped out by the imperial army a long time ago." Whether it is the former or the latter, there is nothing to do with our Longhe Army. So let me say, if it is just to protect the Longhe army, the method that Brother Dugu said is of course the safest. But when we joined the army to fight, we originally sacrificed our lives to serve the country, and blindly trapped in the mountains, what is the matter?"

"That's right, sticking out your head is a knife, shrinking your head is also a knife, it's better to stretch out your head and be knifed, and die a happy death!" He vigorously slapped his thigh and agreed.

"Since you don't agree to stay in the mountains, let's talk about whether to go left or right. ”

Dugu Wenya smoothed the folds and creases of the map, and analyzed: "To the left, there is Shenglong Valley, which is two hundred and forty kilometers away from Nanjin Pass in the east, and it can be reached in a day and a half by a rapid march. If the enemy wants to annihilate us completely, they will naturally prevent us from joining forces with the border guards at Nanjin Pass. Therefore, on the road of Thang Long Valley, it is very likely that there will be an ambush by the enemy.

To the right is the Broken Dragon Gorge, a large area south of the Broken Dragon Gorge to the Sand Lake, which is very roughly marked on the map, and we have judged that it is the old nest of the Five Elements Sect, or even if it is not the old nest of the Five Elements Sect, it must have gathered a large number of enemies. In particular, the confluence of the lower reaches of the Broken Dragon Gorge and the Luosha River is narrow in the north and wide in the south, and the terrain difference is huge, which is a good place to set up an ambush.

On the left and right, the chance that the enemy will set up an ambush is fifty-fifty, and it is very likely that there will be an ambush on both sides at the same time. Considering that there was hope of securing reinforcements to the east, I thought it would be most appropriate to go left and go east out of Thang Long Valley. ”

Long Yuan sat on the big stone in the east, closed his eyes and meditated, and suddenly opened his eyes for a long time, and said in a firm tone: "The total strength of the enemy is not endless, they have to divide their forces to occupy the captured cities, and they also have to defend the passes and fortresses everywhere, and the troops that can be drawn will not exceed 100,000. 100,000 men left a third of the mobile troops, then there were only 70,000 men, and if there were two ambushes, the number of troops would be less than 40,000. The Five Elements Sect has fought so many battles with us, I believe that we are not so arrogant as to think that with only a mere 30,000 or 40,000 rabble, we can annihilate our Longhe army. So I expect the enemy to set up an ambush either on the left or on the right, and definitely not both at the same time!"

Long Yuandong said this for a reason.

He has fought with the Five Elements Sect many times, and he has long found that although there are more or less masters in the enemy army, but that is only because of the huge population base, in fact, nine out of ten soldiers are all first- and second-order low-level soul masters, and even some ordinary people who have not yet awakened can be seen from time to time.

And every soldier in the Longhe Army is above level 34, and it is normal to fight ten against one, or even one against hundred. Therefore, although they only had more than 1,500 people, they did not take the 30,000 or 40,000 enemy troops into account.

"If you all think that going east out of Thang Long Valley is the best direction for the Long He army to march, then the enemy's ambush must be in Thang Long Valley. What we have to do is to bypass the enemy's preset ambush circle in the Thang Long Valley, penetrate in a straight line to the enemy's command center, quickly kill their leaders, take out their lair, and then retreat!"

Long Yuandong moved his finger on the map and continued: "If the enemy army ambushes us in Thang Long Valley, then their headquarters must be located in ...... Set it here!" he pointed to a high ground on the north side of Thang Long Valley.

The analysis of the enemy situation was clear, and Long Yuandong naturally quickly came up with countermeasures.

He sent ten sentinels, divided into two groups in succession, to reconnoiter the Thang Long Valley from five different directions. At the same time, the soldiers were ordered to rest on the spot, recuperate, and after midnight, go around to the high ground five miles north of Thang Long Valley to hide, wait for the intelligence brought back by the sentinels, and then decide whether to take the initiative to attack.

In order to avoid chaos in the middle of the crowd at that time, Long Yuandong, Dugu Wenjiao, and He Dali discussed again, if they attacked, how to attack, when the attack was unfavorable, where to retreat, where to gather, and so on.

Qingyang County is farther north than Hanyuan County, and the temperature was originally lower, but it has already snowed in Hanyuan County, and there is no movement here.

The hill where the Longhe army lurked, overgrown with dense trees, there was no wind, and the weather was gloomy.

Perhaps due to the pre-war tensions, the atmosphere in the army was very depressing, as if the soldiers' breathing was much lighter.

Long Yuandong stood on a high place and looked into the distance, the entire mountain forest was pitch black, showing a quiet outline under the faint and hazy moonlight.

More than an hour has passed, but none of the sentinels sent out have yet to return.

He had a vague feeling that something was wrong. But I can't say what's wrong.

The sentinel could not come back, and there were only two situations, one was lost, and the other was caught by the enemy.

The sentinels are all highly trained elites, and it is unlikely that all ten of them will get lost. If he was caught, it means that there is indeed an enemy ambush in the Thang Long Valley, and his strategy of attacking the enemy's headquarters at night is not wrong.

The problem is that without confirmation from the sentinels, Long Yuandong did not dare to act rashly.

First of all, the location of the enemy's headquarters may not be located in the place he expected, and secondly, the intention of the Longhe army to bypass the Thang Long Valley to prepare for a night attack on the enemy chief may also be exposed due to the capture of the sentry.

And if the intentions of the own army are exposed, then the so-called night attack will inevitably turn into a farce and tragedy that kills itself.

Long Yuandong asked in a deep voice: "Strategist, have you explained clearly? It can't be that they can't find the location of the joint, right?"

Dugu Wen said depressedly: "Long Shovel, you still don't worry about my errands?"

"It's not that I'm not uneasy. The stakes are high, and we must not be careless. Long Yuandong tightened his collar and said, "Wait any longer, the sky will be dawn." If none of them come back, we must change our plans. ”

Dugu Wen leaned against the trunk of the tree and said, "The ten people sent out today are all capable talents that I have carefully cultivated, even if they are caught, it is impossible to be arrested all of them." You can be patient and wait. ”

Long Yuandong stopped talking, but his heart became more and more anxious, his right hand clenched into a fist, and he kept pounding on the stone.

He Dali yawned lazily and said: "Long Shovel, what are you nervous about? This is not your style! If you can't sneak attack, then we just don't sneak attack, just run all night in vain and train your physical fitness." Look at me, how calm!"

Long Yuandong sneered: "You know a fart!"

Before the words fell, I suddenly saw a few night birds fluttering out of the mountains and forests in the distance, like pigeons and crows.

Long Yuandong's heart jumped, he stood up, and he was about to order the troops to move immediately.

Dugu Wenwaist stretched out his hand to stop it, and said, "Don't worry, it may be our people." ”