The area at the junction of Changzhou and Yunzhou has a flat terrain and endless horizons. In the middle of winter, the cold winter wind blows, and the yellow and pale grass gradually spreads on the plain like a paint dripping in water.

There was a rain early in the morning, which is rare in winter, and the land is still wet. A few miles further east, they officially entered the boundary of Yunzhou, but the coalition army suddenly stopped marching and erected a wooden platform more than a foot high on this flat land.

Xiao Mu and his party did not wear a robe, only a cloak that reached the ground, and the hem was already wet with the rain accumulated on the ground, but they didn't care and walked forward silently. Xiao Mu walked in the forefront, Zheng Fang was behind him on the left, holding a pair of armor in both hands, neatly stacked on top of it, a helmet was placed flat on top of it and then behind, and on Xiao Mu's right were Ye Hengqiu and Suo Pingzhang, with only two or three personal guards respectively. Behind them were more than a dozen allied sergeants, all of whom held high positions in the army, including Yang Huan and Sun Yun.

The rest of the crowd looked at the solemn faces of these dozens of people from a distance, and couldn't help but be a little curious, and some words came out of the crowd.

"Who is the pair of armor that Prince Chengji is holding in his hand, and what kind of character is it that is worthy of such a big battle?"

"Is it the chief soldier of Benhai City? the one who just led the remnants of Benhai City to retreat into the Wind Gully Pass and died soon after?"

"Look at that armor, it's not a general-level armor, it's just a pawn, but I didn't expect a pawn to have such a big show!"

"Hey, what's the use of pomp, it's not buried with thousands of corpses, after all, it's just a meaning for the dead......"

“......”

It was impossible for Xiao Mu and the others to hear such broken words, and continued to move forward Not far from the front of everyone, one or two miles south of the coalition camp, there was a wooden platform built with tree trunks, branches and leaves, a hundred zhang square, on which thousands of corpses were piled up, and the armor and clothing were different, but most of them were red and brown, which was the costume of the army of Benhai City.

Someone held a torch in front of the wooden platform, and waited quietly until Xiao Mu and his party stopped in front of the stage before bowing and saluting, revealing an inquiring look. Xiao Mu nodded slightly, and they threw the torches into the wooden platform.

More than a dozen torches were thrown into the gap between the branches of the wooden platform, and the fire gradually rose, gradually enveloping the corpses of thousands of soldiers on the platform in the firelight, Xiao Mu and the others only felt the heat wave hitting people, but did not take a step back.

Zheng Xiang took a step forward, intending to throw the armor in his hand into the flames, but was pulled by Xiao Mu beside him. Xiao Mu took the armor from his hand, sighed softly, and then threw it forward and fell onto the wooden platform in front of him.

More than a dozen soldiers with torches shouted in unison: "General, go home!"

The more intense the fire, the thicker the smoke. Bursts of smoke and dust gradually rose, and the air seemed to be gray, and the wind gully with a clear outline in the original field of vision was also blurred at this time.

Xiao Mu, Ye Hengqiu and the others retreated, and then looked at the flames from a distance. Ye Hengqiu said softly: "The soul of the soldier is in the south, inspiring us to forge ahead to the north." If you don't conquer Yunzhou, you will bear the soldiers who are sleeping here. ”

Then he noticed that Xiao Mu was a little absent-minded, and said: "General Liu still has more than 10,000 soldiers in Benhai City who were killed by traitors, and the prince has lost his righteous son, and the little nephew should try his best to help the prince to conquer and kill the thief in Kang Yundao." ”

Originally, he dragged Xiao Mu to attack Yunzhong City, but it seemed that the coalition army was to avenge Xiao Mu, Xiao Mu turned around and smiled: "Ye Xiaowang is serious, the crusade against Yunzhou is to eradicate Wei Zhuoxi, a thief with evil intentions, not to avenge the king's personal vendetta." ”

Ye Hengqiu looked at the wooden platform, the firelight was about to burn out, he only felt interested, and after a few words of greeting, he left with Suo Pingzhang and others, leaving only Xiao Mu and Zheng Fang here.

Zheng Fang looked at Xiao Mu and saw that his expression was very solemn, and said with a smile: "Is the prince still thinking about the more than 10,000 soldiers who died in battle? General Liu is in the spirit of the sky, and he will definitely protect us to conquer Yunzhou." ”

Xiao Mu sighed and said: "General Liu Xuyuan has a corpse and bones, but Qi'er has not even found the bones, so he can only be buried in the flames. On that day, he was asked to go out with the army, and when the king thinks about it now, he always feels a little regretful. If it weren't for that, he should still be in Benhai City. ”

Zheng Fang still had an indifferent expression, but a cold light flashed in his eyes: "This is not something that the prince can predict. If it weren't for Kang Yundao's defection that day, Young Master Xiao Qi would not have died in the wilderness. ”

Xiao Mu squinted slightly and nodded slightly. Kang Yundao's defection blow caused Benhai City to suffer heavy losses, and it was also the main reason for the fiasco of Benhai City's main force. As soon as Zheng Fang thought of Kang Yundao's face, he gritted his teeth and said: "It's this bastard, who wasted the prince's generosity to him, and actually did such a treacherous thing! If you want me to see him, I will definitely cut him with a thousand knives." ”

"Benhai City and Yunzhou do not border, and there is no entanglement, Kang Yundao should have few opportunities to contact Yunzhou. In this war, there was no record of his secret collusion with Yunzhou, why would Yunzhou spend his heart to buy my military generals in Benhai City? Kang Yundao has been in our military camp for nearly ten years, and he has gradually climbed from an ordinary soldier to the position of deputy general, could it be that this move has been played since more than ten years ago?" Xiao Mu's tone was full of doubts, not only asking Zheng Fang, but also thinking in his heart.

Zheng Fang was a little confused by Xiao Mu's series of questions, but just stood quietly aside, scratched his head, and had to laugh wryly. Xiao Mu touched his stubble and said to himself thoughtfully: "I have already asked Benhai City to check the origin and information of Kang Yun Dao, but nothing has been found yet. But I always feel like it's a little weird......"

"Lord Wang, what is your clue?" Zheng Fang raised his thick eyebrows, revealing a curious look.

"In this way, it is unlikely that Kang Yundao will have a relationship with Yunzhou, but it is ......" Xiao Mu obviously thought of something, but frowned.

Ignoring Zheng Fang's puzzled expression, he muttered, "It's just that Wei Zhuoxi is such an arrogant and unruly person, would he really do such a thing?"

Zheng Fang didn't know what Xiao Mu was talking about, but Xiao Mu didn't mean to explain. He asked again, "What do you think of Suo Pingzhang and Ye Hengqiu?"

Zheng Fang thought for a while and said, "From the perspective of his subordinates, Suo Pingzhang is very easy-going, with a smile on his face, and he doesn't seem to be difficult to get along with. It's just that he can only play haha in the pre-war deployment, and even his own subordinates seem to be a little dissatisfied with him. It must be just a straw bag peacemaker sent out casually by Shajiang City. But Ye Hengqiu is this person......" he said, looking at Xiao Mu's expression.

"Just say it. ”

Zheng Fang then continued: "Ye Xiao Wang Ye is indeed handsome, he is not chaotic in the face of danger, he is decisive in trouble, at such an age, he is very old and resolute in doing things, no wonder the prince admires him a little." It's just this man...... It seems that the clouds are light and the wind is light, and he keeps a distance from anyone, but he is really suspicious. And his subordinates always thought that this person was extremely ambitious, and his goal was not just a Yunzhou. ”

Seeing that Xiao Mu's face was expressionless, he said again: "The prince may have his own plans, but his subordinates still want to remind the prince that he needs to be wary of him at all times, and he should not be gullible." ”

"You old fellow, you've learned to worry about this king. Xiao Mu smiled: "As you said, Ye Hengqiu is indeed not simple, but Suo Pingzhang is definitely an underestimated existence. ”

Looking at the puzzled expression on Zheng Fang's face, Xiao Mu said: "Shajiang City and Black Rock City are constantly in dispute, although Shajiang City has the advantage, but they have more than 10,000 troops at this time, and they have traveled thousands of miles to follow us to serve the king, it must be Di Yuan's special arrangement." Although the purpose is unknown, Suo Pingzhang, who was sent to lead the troops, will definitely not be a mediocre person. ”

Zheng Fang smiled: "That prince and Ye Xiao Wang Ye can see more accurately than me, if he is really just a mediocre person, in the strategy of breaking the enemy, Suo Pingzhang and the generals of Shajiang City will not be given such an important task by Ye Xiao Wangye." ”

"You need to be more cautious about this person in the future!" Seeing Zheng Fang's somewhat playful expression, Xiao Mu said word by word.

......

Since Suo Pingzhang's troops joined the coalition army, Xiao Mu transferred more than 10,000 people from Benhai City, and now Ye Hengqiu's troops have reached 60,000. After a sacrifice at the junction of Yunzhou and Changzhou, Xiongshi then went north, and soon arrived at the main city of Yunzhou, Yunzhong City. It was only a few miles away from the station of the Yunhai Iron Cavalry led by Wei Zhongjue. On the flat field, a behemoth of 60,000 people is like an ant colony out of the nest, densely packed.

The combined forces of Benhai City, Shajiang City and Muzhou slowly advanced in the direction of the Yunhai Iron Cavalry according to the formation, and they did not seem to be in a hurry to meet Wei Zhongjue. Soon, a puff of smoke and dust gradually appeared in front of him, and it was the charge of the Yunhai Iron Cavalry. By taking advantage of the slope, the cavalry in blue and white armor was faster, and combined with the smoke and dust from the horse's hooves, it was like a floating cloud, and it moved forward with ups and downs. At the forefront of the entire cloud, there is Wei Shuxun and a middle-aged man who looks like a scholar, his face is delicate and elegant, but the double knives in his hands are dancing like a tiger, if it weren't for Ye Hengqiu and the others, it would have been difficult to think that this is the fierce general Zhang Yi of Yunzhou and Lin Li.

The soldiers in Ye Hengqiu's formation looked at the blue and white that was surging like waves, and the ground slowly vibrated with their charge, and the soldiers let out bursts of exclamations. Ye Hengqiu frowned slightly, his face was solemn, and he was obviously slightly shocked by the might of the Yunhai Iron Horse.

The vanguard of the coalition forces suddenly parted to the sides, revealing the shields behind them. The war horses of the Yunhai Iron Cavalry are all specially bred breeds, with strong muscles and powerful muscles, and for this kind of shield array, the Yunhai Iron Cavalry has long been accustomed to direct impact. Zhang Luo and Wei Shuxun bore the brunt of the attack and took the lead in attacking Ye Hengqiu's shield array. To their surprise, these shields were not defeated, although they were shaken, it was obvious that the people behind the shields stabilized the formation.

But the Yunhai Iron Cavalry was really well-trained, and the vanguard army that failed to attack quickly separated to the two sides to make room for the cavalry behind. "Kuangdang" sounded again, and the front hooves of the war horse that charged up again slammed into the shield again, but it still did not tear the gap.

Zhang Yao reacted quickly, this shield array is strange.