It has been a hot day for several days, and the summer sun has made the soldiers on the march a little listless and sluggish, but the military order is located, and they have to insist. Vertices

On this day, Zhang Xiaoting was angry, so he ordered to march overnight, and he must reach the Yunlong Mountain Range before dawn.

However, the weather was not beautiful, and the night was so hot and humid that after a while it was overcast, so that the moonless night was even darker, and I couldn't even see my fingers.

The summer rain came as soon as it was said, the storm blew, the lightning and thunder, and the torrential rain began in an instant.

In this empty prairie, there is not even a place to shelter from the rain, and the rain is so rapid that there is no time to set up a tent or anything.

Horses have poor eyesight, and in such weather conditions, it is even more difficult to walk.

Zhang Xiaoting, who was about to march in a hurry because of his anger, was drenched in heavy rain, but he calmed down.

He suddenly felt how ridiculous his decision was.

The hasty march to get there was only a tired division, and if others were to wait for it, even if the battle was won, the casualties would be very heavy.

How can he go back and meet the Holy One when he goes back?

Now that he is encountering such weather, he has some regret in his heart, but he can't show it.

The troops had no choice but to continue their march with difficulty and slowly.

Fortunately, the summer rain comes and goes quickly.

In less than an hour, the rain stopped, the clouds gradually dispersed, and the moon crept out again.

Many of the soldiers were sneezing, as if they had a slight cold.

Zhang Xiaoting made a decision immediately and ordered to set up camp and rest until dawn before continuing to march.

And less than ten miles in front of them, five thousand soldiers were stationed in makeshift tents, and Chaolu led several lieutenants to talk about this sudden storm in a tent.

"How did you say the princess knew that it was going to rain today?"

A small general asked curiously.

"Yes, when she gets up in the morning, she can calculate that there will be a storm today, and she is really god."

Chao Lu also looked thoughtful, and said slowly after a while:

"The princess knows a lot, and that's just one of them. You see her get up in the morning, look at the clouds in the sky, and observe the direction of the wind and the environment on the ground, and judge that there will be a storm today. ”

Everyone couldn't help but show a look of admiration, would they be afraid of defeat if they marched and fought with such a person? Everything can anticipate the enemy's opportunities, and everywhere can be preemptive, how can the enemy fight?

It turned out that after Mu Qianmei got up in the morning, she saw that the morning glow was full of sky, cirrus clouds appeared in the sky, and the wind direction had changed, and when she looked down, she inadvertently saw ants passing by and earthworms coming out of their holes.

Thinking about the weather that has been sunny for a long time, it is estimated that there is going to be a storm.

So he gathered a few key personnel to discuss whether he could take the initiative to attack, and it was best to burn their grain and grass and affect their morale.

Several people were surprised when they heard Mu Qianmei's plan, and they were all surprised, in the current situation, they were afraid to avoid it, and they actually took the initiative to attack, isn't this hitting a stone with an egg?

Later, after listening to her detailed explanation, I realized that this sneak attack was mainly to burn grain and grass and disturb the enemy, not to kill the enemy head-on, and the analysis was reasonable, if it was really as the princess expected, the enemy heard that the rear had been lost, and he would definitely be angry and rash; In the event of a rainstorm at night, you will be even more tired; A sneak attack in the middle of the night was an accident, so it was dangerous

It's worth a try.

Immediately, 5,000 elite soldiers were selected, led by Chaolu, and camped twenty miles away from the Yunlong Mountain Range, waiting for the night to act.

Before leaving, Mu Qianmei repeatedly advised:

"Uncle Chao, everything must be improvised, if you can't do it, don't force it, after all, everything is speculation, if things are not as I expected, put safety first, withdraw as soon as possible, send out an emergency signal in case of emergency, and our side will also respond to you at any time."

Thinking of Mu Qianmei's advice, Chaolu felt warm in his heart, when ordinary leaders give orders, they are all forced, and they want their subordinates to make military orders, what kind of tasks must be completed, but Mu Qianmei used a soft tone, full of concern.

Look outside the tent, it is already raining and the sky is clear, the moonlight is hazy, and it is estimated that it is about a child's hour.

"Prepare now, go now!"

Asaro gave the order to set off.

Everyone immediately put away their tents, mounted their horses in full armor, and under the leadership of Chaolu, marched towards the enemy's camp reported by the spies.

In order to reduce the noise, they did not move very fast, and when they were about to approach the enemy's tent, they dismounted and crept forward quietly.

After discovering that the enemy's grain and grass were behind the camp tent, Chaolu immediately ordered everyone to prepare weapons, as well as hay and torches doused with pine nut oil, and 3,000 men to burn grain and grass, and 2,000 people around the enemy's camp tent to burn the camp tent at any time to add as much chaos as possible.

So everyone set off towards their own goals according to the division of labor.

In the moonlight, the night of the grassland is extremely quiet, and the soldiers after the night march and the storm have fallen asleep.

The people standing guard around the camp felt that there was no danger here, and many of them also sat down to rest, and only a small number of soldiers who stuck to their posts were still struggling to support themselves.

Where the grain and grass were, there were relatively more people standing guard, and Chaolu ordered some of the soldiers who were good at martial arts to approach quietly first, and quickly and silently eliminated the sentries standing guard.

But there was still a piercing exclamation before he died.

Chao Lu immediately gave an order:

"Fire prevention!"

Torches lit up all around.

First throw the hay in your hand to the enemy's grain and grass to sit on the ground, and then throw it into the burning torch.

Suddenly, a raging fire broke out in the place where the grain and grass were located.

Others surrounding the enemy's tents were also thrown in hay and torches.

Hearing the exclamations, many soldiers woke up from their sleep and immediately rushed out of the tent in a panic.

Some didn't even wear a coat.

Zhang Xiaoting, who has always been vigilant, immediately realized that he had been attacked.

Another unexpected sneak attack.

Zhang Xiaoting also hurriedly walked out of the tent and shouted loudly:

"Don't panic, everyone, there are not many enemies, gather immediately and kill the enemy for me!"

There was a hint of calm in his voice.

Several small leaders of various ministries also organized their own subordinates.

But in the midst of the fire, there were still a few people who could calm down, and everyone escaped from the burning tent and ran out of the fire first.

Seeing the fire together, Chaolu immediately ordered a retreat, and when he left, he disturbed the enemy's war horse by the way.

In the panic of the enemy, the war horses also ran into the grassland.

Chaolu didn't dare to fight, so he immediately withdrew to the place where his war horse was with 5,000 soldiers, turned over his horse one after another, and galloped away towards the road where he came.

Seeing his fat body, on horseback, falling at the back of the line, he couldn't help but glance back at the chaotic shouts and shouts behind him.

A smug smile also appeared on the chubby face, and he muttered to himself:

"The princess is like a god! Ha ha...... It's a pity, if there are enough soldiers and horses, he will definitely be killed, and there will be no armor left. ”

After speaking, he turned his head, patted the horse's back, and galloped away with his troops.

Zhang Xiaoting watched the back of the other party fleeing on horseback, gritting his teeth with hatred, his expression was hideous, but he was helpless.

By the time their ranks finally stood neatly, the enemy had lost sight.

"Where's the Sentinel tonight? Is there anyone alive? ”

Zhang Xiaoting asked loudly.

The usually gentle and elegant literati temperament is gone, his face is hideous, and his voice is angry.

Dozens of sentries trembled out of the ranks, knelt down together, and said in trembling voices:

"Please...... Please, General, punish you! ”

Zhang Xiaoting said angrily:

"How do you all stand guard? The enemy has entered the house, and no one has found out, are you all dead? Now that our food, grass and tents have been reduced to ashes, how can this battle be fought? Pull me out ......."

He was about to say, "Killed!" ”

But he immediately came back to his senses, realized that this was not the time to kill, and changed his words:

"Forty sticks each!"

Immediately, a soldier dragged dozens of sentries down and went to enforce military law.

Zhang Xiaoting stood in front of the queue, walked around angrily, and did not speak for a long time.

The 100,000 elite troops below were also quiet, not daring to make a sound.

Listening to the crackling burning sound behind him and smelling the pungent smell of burning, Zhang Xiaoting finally roared and said:

"Recall the war horse, set off immediately, before dawn, be sure to rush to the Yunlong Mountain Range, if we want to survive, we must defeat the enemy as soon as possible and seize the grain and grass."

"In addition, immediately send someone to Yunyu Country to ask for the support of the 150,000 army, and he will definitely kill this 20,000 army without leaving a piece of armor, and then go to meet the 190,000 army behind."

"Grab the grain and grass, and leave no armor!"

All the soldiers immediately shouted loudly in unison.

The shouts were also full of resentment.

At that moment, someone immediately recalled the war horse, and while sending people to seek support, they jumped on the horse's back.

"Let's go!"

Zhang Xiaoting gave an order, and the 100,000 army galloped towards the Yunlong Mountain Range with full of anger.

During the march, Zhang Xiaoting's mood gradually calmed down.

After thinking about it, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart:

"It seems that in addition to a clever general in the rear, the general of 20,000 horses is also a rare talent!"

"Maybe it's because I've fought more battles, my vigilance has decreased a lot, and I've lost twice in a row and been passive, so I have to be more vigilant in the future."

He rode on his horse, galloping all the way, thinking all the way.

As soon as the sky was bright, they came to the foot of the Yunlong Mountain Range.

There were still about 500 meters below the mountain, and the troops immediately stopped, because further on, they were within the range of the enemy's bow and arrow.

And when they saw a big sign outside the woods, all the soldiers looked at each other and didn't dare to speak.