Between the jungles, the torrent of steel flowed forward, and the sound of horses' hooves around was endless, and everyone in the army of Benhai City breathed a sigh of relief, not daring to relax, and desperately chased after the Yunzhou army in front. With such intensity, Xiao Qi quickly realized that a rapid march was a very hard thing.

As a cavalryman, Xiao Qi rode on a horse for most of the day, allowing his back to suffer from bumps up and down. But it was only a few days, and Xiao Qi only felt sore. Since the last time the Yunzhou defenders were defeated in Yuanwan Town, only more than 1,000 people on the other side had successfully escaped, and Wei Jirui and Lin Li were among them. Xiao Mu's army advanced all the way without encountering any substantial obstacles. Xiao Mu quickly caught up with the main force of Yunzhou and dragged them from marching into Fenggul Pass.

But what gave Xiao Mu a headache was that the Yunzhou army showed strict discipline, although Xiao Mu led the army to catch up with them, they never got into a fight, and retreated in an orderly manner. Even if it slowed down their progress slightly, Xiao Mu still failed to make a substantial impact on them. Xiao Mu knew that the Wind Gully Pass was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so he could only spur the generals of the whole army, for fear that a backwardness would be the difference between inside and outside the pass.

Just when Xiao Mu was distressed, news suddenly came from the front that Ye Hengqiu, the prince of Pingnan, had already led five thousand cavalry through the entire Zhongzhou, and would arrive at Fenggul Pass in a few days. In response, both Xiao Mu and the Yunzhou army reacted. The Yunzhou army roared forward like a living beast, and quickly advanced towards the Wind Gully Pass, and Ye Hengqiu's desperate fast advance method gave Xiao Mu inspiration, he also learned Ye Hengqiu's way, led two thousand cavalry, each prepared two horses, only brought two days' dry food, slightly detoured to avoid the main force of Yunzhou, and advanced at full speed, in order to reach the Wind Gully Pass earlier than the Yunzhou army, while the rest of the people were led by Liu Xuyuan, and continued to bite the Yunzhou army, so that they had to take care of everything.

Xiao Mu was worried that there would be changes in the rear, and all the important generals were left behind, so he only brought Zheng Fang with him. They were originally located in the southeast of Fenggul Pass, and the Yunzhou army was in between. In order to avoid encountering the Yunzhou army, Xiao Mu led his troops to deliberately detour to the west for half a day, and then went all out to the north. In fact, this plan is not easy to succeed, both sides are only two or three days away from the wind gully pass, even if the light cavalry advances at full speed, it is difficult to reach the wind gully pass in such a short distance in such a short distance under the condition of detour. But if Yunzhou is allowed to enter the Fenggul Pass first, this battle may have been won or lost. Thinking of this, Xiao Mu drove the war horse under his crotch more and more vigorously, day and night.

At noon, the faint winter sunlight shines through the gaps in the foliage, leaving dappled shadows. Xiao Mu pulled the reins of the horse, approached Zheng Fang not far from him, looked tired, and asked, "How far is it from the Wind Gully Pass?" They had been running wild all day day and night, and now everyone looked very tired, and they were taking a short rest in place at this time.

Zheng Fang looked around and said with a wry smile: "This subordinate is not very clear, and the subordinate can only judge that the direction we are moving in is right." However, from the point of view of time, at the current speed, there will be half a day, and you will be able to reach the wind gully pass. ”

Xiao Mu nodded. He didn't meet anyone from Yunzhou along the way, and he was lucky, but in the last part of the road, he didn't want to go wrong again.

Xiao Mu drank in a deep voice: "Ready to go!"

Two thousand people hurriedly stood up, mounted their horses in unison, and were ready to set off in a moment. Xiao Mu nodded with satisfaction, and with a wave of his big hand, the two thousand people who were ready to go immediately rushed forward.

Zheng Fang was right, they walked along the original route for less than half a day, and when the sky gradually darkened, they could see the outline of the city wall of the Wind Gully Pass in the distance. It's just that before Xiao Mu could feel happy, he suddenly noticed that a flag was erected on the city wall, the sky was gloomy, and he couldn't see clearly, just fluttering in the wind. Fenggul Pass originally belonged to the jurisdiction of Changzhou, but now that the Changzhou army has been completely defeated, it will naturally not be their military flag. This shows that someone has occupied the wind gully pass.

Xiao Mu hurriedly motioned for his subordinates to stop. The terrain here is flat, and with their current distance, the defenders on the wall of the Wind Gully Pass are enough to see them, and Xiao Mu is unlikely to be confident enough to think that two thousand people will be able to defeat the Wind Gully Pass. He quickly dispatched scouts, and the rest remained on horseback, ready to retreat.

The horse under Xiao Mu's crotch spun restlessly, just like his own mood. While controlling the reins of the horse, he kept looking in the direction of the Wind Gully Pass, his face was a little anxious, Zheng Fang was also a little nervous next to him, and the hand holding the sword never let go. Fortunately, the two scouts sent out soon returned, and their faces were happy, and everyone's hearts were relaxed.

"Lord Wang, it is the flag of the King of Pingnan planted in the city!" the scout's face was overflowing with joy.

Xiao Mu was also overjoyed, and immediately led the army to the city, unfurled the banner of Benhai City, and was put into the gate after a while.

The Wind Gully Pass is an ancient pass, and the tall walls are covered with moss, like old scars smeared everywhere. But for hundreds of years, the Wind Gully Pass has always stood tall, and every piece of masonry is engraved with traces of time.

Entering the pass, through the long corridor under the city gate, the vision suddenly opens up, in front of which is the empty flat land, which has been occupied by the camp tents erected by the soldiers, and on both sides is the erected city tower, standing against the city wall.

The Wind Gully Pass does not occupy a large area, and the depth is very wide, while the city wall is relatively narrow, with a large bow and crossbow every ten steps on the city wall, which is powerful and can also be fired in bursts, so only a few defenders are needed to resist the attack of several times the enemy. On the map, the Wind Gully Pass is like a long and narrow barrier between Zhongzhou and Changzhou. It is such an ancient pass, which has not been broken since the establishment of the Longyuan Dynasty.

After settling his soldiers, Xiao Mu and Zheng Fang were led to meet Ye Hengqiu. Walking up the stairs in front of the city wall, above the tower of the Wind Gully Pass, you will see a large hall, which is already occupied by people in armor. The gate here is facing the east of the Wind Gully Pass, and at a glance, you can see the situation under the city, no wonder Ye Hengqiu chose this place as the meeting hall. Xiao Mu walked in, and there was a big terrain sand table in the middle of the hall, where Ye Hengqiu and several generals of the Muzhou Army were inside.

Xiao Mu had only seen Ye Hengqiu when he was born, but Ye Hengqiu and Xiao Yizhan were the same age, in his imagination, a young man in his twenties was either as bold and atmospheric as Xiao Yizhan, or as calm as Xiao Qi, or as lively and interesting as Xiao Yilan, but when he saw Ye Hengqiu, his first impression was actually deep. Ye Hengqiu has a round face, but he is very similar to his father, with a faint smile on his face, neither too close, nor rejecting people, the generals around him are much older than him, but when he enters the door, he can see that he is faintly the leader here, with an outstanding temperament, like standing out from the crowd. Xiao Mu only felt that he was far more calm and old than his age, and "deep" was the first adjective that Xiao Mu thought of.

"It's an honor to meet Lord Xiao here. My father asked Hengqiu to convey his thoughts, and asked Prince Xiao not to think of Muzhou when he was free, and to come to Muzhou to sit. Ye Hengqiu said with a smile.

Xiao Mu smiled heartily: "The virtuous nephew is polite, when this battle is over, I will come to visit." But first of all, I have to thank my nephew, it is precisely because your army took the lead in entering the wind gully pass that we took the initiative. The virtuous nephew dared to lead 5,000 light horsemen, broke into Zhongzhou, galloped thousands of miles, and was so bold and decisive, he was really a hero out of a young man. ”

"The prince has won the prize. Ye Hengqiu smiled faintly.

"I don't know where the Yunzhou Army is now?" Xiao Mu asked.

Ye Hengqiu's smile gradually converged, revealing a serious expression, and the faces of the generals of Muzhou were suddenly a little strange. Xiao Mu and Zheng Fang both noticed that they looked at each other and only felt inexplicable.

"Ever since we settled in Fenggul Pass a day ago, the scouts sent out have found that the Yunzhou army has stopped advancing. Ye Hengqiu said.

Xiao Mu frowned: "So they found that the Wind Gully Pass was occupied, and they didn't plan to attack it?, this can indeed avoid being attacked from both sides......" He suddenly thought of something, and his face suddenly changed. He raised his head suddenly, looking at Ye Hengqiu's gaze, Ye Hengqiu seemed to have expected Xiao Mu's reaction, and nodded to him slightly.

Xiao Mu found that his voice trembled a little: "They want to fight the idea of Benhai City's main formation!"