Remeer, the commander of the Atterbury Expedition, was standing on a high ground looking out at the huge army marching in the darkness of the night at his feet.

This time, Atterbury mobilized nearly three-quarters of the country's troops, hoping to capture Bollinger Pass in one fell swoop, take the Lo Pingyuan, and seize the sea for the kingdom, which was the dream of generations of Atterbury monarchs.

Although he has always opposed the war with Luo Pingyuan, the position of commander of this expedition still inevitably falls on him, because no general in the whole of Atterbury can compare with him in terms of combat experience and prestige in the army.

It's just that you can really create a zào miracle?

In nearly forty years of war, Atterbury's army has never crossed the Bollinger Pass even a single step, and even if it has achieved some victories on the battlefield, Atterbury's advance has been stopped by the Bollinger Pass every time. This expedition mobilized all the cavalry and more than half of the infantry, with a total strength of more than 60,000 troops, which was the largest in the past 40 years.

Just as Rimel was pondering the outcome of this war, news came from the front that a scout squad of the enemy army had been completely annihilated. After making sure that not a single enemy scout had been missed, Remel and his generals spread out the map and began to study it.

After about a quarter of an hour, the adjutant put away the map, and Remel looked around at the generals standing beside him, and after being sure that there was no disagreement, he began to issue new orders for battle.

"Castle, you lead an infantry corps of two thousand men, march quickly, and at dawn you must reach the Bollinger Pass. Remember, you must not take the initiative to attack, and if the enemy attacks us, you must retreat quickly, and do not fall in love. ”

A burly general in his thirties received the order and returned to his horse and left in a hurry.

"Garilan, you are following with five thousand infantry and two thousand cavalry, and you are stationed ten miles away from it. If you encounter an enemy army chasing Castle's troops, you are responsible for answering them. Remember, don't rush in, violators, behead!"

Convinced that both generals had gone on their respective missions, Remel ordered his troops to halt their advances, camp them in place, and begin manufacturing siege equipment tomorrow morning.

All the qiē was carried out in an orderly manner in the drizzling rain. The two armies left the army and marched alone, and the remaining nearly 50,000 soldiers set up their marching tents, set up stoves, and prepared to make fires for cooking. Several generals also followed behind Remel, descending the high ground and walking towards the largest tent in the barracks, ready to study in detail the specifics of the next plan.

Bollinger Pass.

It was late at night, and everyone had fallen asleep peacefully at the end of the day's work. The only sound in the city is the sound of rain dripping and hitting the ground.

At this moment, the city guard mansion was brightly lit, and the generals were standing in the meeting hall in a daze, discussing what had happened in twos and threes, so that the city guard ordered people to go to his house in the middle of the night to summon everyone to the meeting hall. Could it be that Atterbury's army had really come over, but there was no movement on the walls, what had happened? It's not a whim from the boss who summons everyone to have supper!

Just when everyone was suspicious, Xu Zhixin hurriedly stepped into the meeting hall and asked where the city guard was at the moment, and his tone was quite anxious.

As soon as everyone looked at Xu Zhixin's appearance, they knew that something unusual must have happened, so they stepped forward to ask, and surrounded Xu Zhixin with an anxious face in the middle for a while. Just as everyone was gossiping about what was going on, and Xu Zhixin was looking for Xu Shouyi's attendant in the crowd, Xu Shouyi walked out of the side door of the council hall and sat down on the top handsome.

The four close guards standing on both sides of the handsome seat saw it and hurriedly shouted:

"Raise the account!"

There was a deafening shout, and everyone in the hall was suddenly shocked to stand on both sides of the handsome position step by step, standing with no hands, leaving Xu Zhixin alone in the center of the hall.

Xu Zhixin looked up and saw that Xu Shouyi was wearing civilian clothes at the moment, sitting on top of the handsome seat, and several of the generals on both sides were still sleepy-eyed, and they couldn't figure out what the situation was. Hurriedly took a few steps forward, and after the military salute, stood in the position that belonged to his rank.

Xu Shouyi looked around at all his subordinates, cleared his throat, and said in an unhurried tone: "Is there something wrong?"

The generals who were still standing on both sides and still didn't know what was going on stared at each other, you look at me, I look at you, I don't know who this top boss is asking.

Xu Zhixin, who was in the first place on his right hand, stepped out of the crowd, gave a military salute again, sorted out his thoughts, and told a news that shocked the generals present.

After sending the first group of scouts, the last general was not very relieved, and sent two more groups of scouts, and according to the report of the scouts who had just returned, a large number of Atterbury infantry regiments were found thirty miles from the city, estimated at about two thousand. ”

"Is there only infantry, have you found cavalry?" Xu Shouyi asked in an additional way.

"No!" Xu Zhixin returned to his place.

After hearing the news, the entire meeting hall suddenly became as lively as a vegetable market, and the generals exchanged heads and ears, all speculating about the development of the situation.

Xu Shouyi casually instructed a general, ordering him to report the news to the capital city of Kefield, and at the same time stopped the chaotic chatter of his subordinates.

"Don't make any noise, since the war is imminent, as a soldier, fighting is your duty, what's there to make a fuss about!"

When the generals heard the commander reprimanding them like this, they all lowered their heads.

"Well, now the specific situation of the enemy is still not very clear, and everyone can put forward any countermeasures or ideas. ”

Although Xu Shouyi tried to get the group of generals under his command to shift their attention to the matter of fighting the enemy, seeing that they looked stunned, they still had not regained the calmness and composure that a soldier should have, so he could only shake his head helplessly.

"Castle Keeper-sama!"

It was Xu Zhixin who spoke.

Xu Shouyi was very satisfied with the unusual courage and calmness of the young man in front of him. With an approving face, he boldly stated his own construction.

"This time, Atterbury dared to enter the army during the 'Youth Martial Arts Competition', with the strategic intention of catching us off guard. And it is even more common sense that we did not get any inside information about Atterbury's attack on our country beforehand. But on the other hand, it can also be shown that the Atbury use of troops at Bollinger Pass was carried out in a rather secretive situation. From here, we can reflect the important process of this military operation. ”

"If you have anything to say, just say it straightforwardly, don't go around!" Yu Ming, who was standing opposite Xu Zhixin, looked unhappy.

"I mean, this time Atterbury mobilized more than just 2,000 infantry, and these 2,000 infantry is probably just a vanguard!"

Xu Zhixin was not affected by Yu Ming on the other side, and still expressed his views according to his own ideas.

Xu Zhixin's conclusion can be said to have once again shocked the generals present.

Xu Shouyi, who was sitting in the handsome seat, nodded lightly after listening, and agreed with Xu Zhixin's conclusion. After looking around at everyone, the generals on both sides had been awakened by the grim shape in front of them, no longer the sleepy-eyed appearance at the beginning, and they were all looking at Xu Shouyi with full attention, waiting for the commander's battle order.

"How many troops are there in the city now?"

"1,000 cavalry, 3,500 infantry, and a total of 4,500 troops!" But there are still about 3,000 infantry stationed in the three towns around Bollinger Pass, and if this is not enough, Suger," the general in charge of military affairs immediately made a brief report.

"Got it!" Xu Shouyi waved his hand to interrupt the military officer's words.

"Xu Zhixin led a thousand cavalry to ambush in the dense forest on the west side of the city, tomorrow morning when the Atbury army arrives, look at the order on the tower of our city, and raid the enemy, remember, this battle is focused on frustrating the enemy's spirit, and you must not go deep alone!"

After Xu Zhixin received the order to mobilize the army from Xu Shouyi, he turned around and walked out of the meeting hall.

When Xu Zhixin's figure was around the corner, Xu Shouyi withdrew his gaze from the heavy rain outside.

"Yu Ming led two thousand infantry to hold the northern city wall, and the remaining 1,500 infantry were left as reserves!"

After saying this, Xu Shouyi got up and left the handsome position, walked into the back hall, and threw everyone there.

And Yu Ming, who was at the front, seemed to hear a word from the mouth of the city guard who turned around.

"This may be a big battle that no one expected!"

Bollinger Pass, on the east and west sides are the steep cliffs of the Bollinger Mountains. A glance at the map of the southern part of the continent makes it clear that it is located at the confluence of the eastern and western Burin mountain ranges.

In fact, the area where Bollinger Pass is now located was originally a relatively low mountain. At that time, there were only two routes from Carroll to the Kingdom of Atterbury. One is to bypass the West Burin Mountains and reach the kingdom of Ya'an by sea, and then turn east to reach Atbury. The other route was for the Yanluo River to go north through the Haas Valley into the territory of Atbury, which was jointly controlled by Atbury and Basr. Both routes are more than a month long in terms of journeys, and both pass through the territory of a third country. Thus, the possibility of Carroll's expansion to the north was essentially cut off. However, the kingdom of Atbury can unite with Basr to go down the upper reaches of Luoshui, and in just a few days, it can go straight to Carol's hinterland. This has led to an imbalance in the military and geography of the two countries.

At that time, Carroll was in the early stages of a large-scale expansion of territory, and this imbalance in military geography could easily lead to the destruction of the country. To this end, the founders of Carol used about 100,000 adult men in the Lo Ping Yuan at that time, and spent thirteen years before and after to open a passage between the Bollinger Mountains and choose to build the Bollinger Pass at the highest place. As a result, the Bollinger Mountains were artificially split into two, and eventually evolved into what are now known as the East Bollinger Mountains and the West Bollinger Mountains.

Nearly 100 years have passed, the scale of Bollinger Pass has been expanding, and the city wall has been continuously widened and heightened, and finally it has become a famous pass in the southern part of the mainland.