By this time it was already getting dark.

The 40,000 army led by Liu Baiming himself was mighty and mighty, and it was less than ten miles away from Ba'an Mountain.

He believed that his confidant Han Ao was leading 10,000 vanguards to fight the enemy.

Even if those 10,000 people are not the opponent of the Liang army, as long as they can hold on, disrupt the opposite formation, and destroy the defensive facilities, then when his 40,000 people arrive, it will only be a one-sided massacre.

Han Ao has followed him in the southern and northern wars over the years, and has been injured countless times, and he is a capable general. Liu Baiming decided that after this battle, he would be promoted to the next level, so as not to chill his subordinates.

At this time, General Liu didn't think that he would be defeated at all, but only thought about how to ask King Ming for credit after completely annihilating the Liang army and opening up the grain road.

The main force of the Eastern Frontier Army has not made a name for itself in Hegudao for three months, and he, a town guard general who stayed in the rear to watch his family, is about to gnaw down a Liang army of tens of thousands of people.

Liu Baiming could already imagine that the expressions of those sworn enemies sitting in the big tent of the Chinese army in Hegu Road when they heard the good news from Linchang City would be very exciting.

Of course, this will have to wait until the turmoil of King Xiao Ming's matter has passed, and as for Yin Dongyao's life or death, he Liu Baiming doesn't care at all.

Just as he was triumphantly fantasizing about what would happen after the victory, a herald arrived, looking very panicked.

Liu Baiming glanced at him, a little unhappy, "Panicked, what kind of system is it?" ”

The herald flew off his horse, then threw himself down in front of Liu Baiming's horse's hooves, and hurriedly said, "General, someone from the vanguard army has run back!" ”

Liu Baiming snorted coldly, thinking that these stragglers were really unreliable, but he was not in a hurry, he believed that Han Ao would control the scene in front, and the deserters who ran back would only be an exception.

"This little thing needs to be reported to me as well? Since it's a deserter, then behead it! ”

"Will ...... General, those people said...... Say ......"

The more Liu Baiming looked at this herald, the more upset he became, and said angrily: "What did you say? ”

"They say that the vanguard army has been completely wiped out, and there is no ...... Not many escaped. He also said that they were not deserters, but ran back to report the news, saying that the Liang army was not an ordinary army, but a ...... It's a demon crawling out of hell! ”

"Fuck it! It must have been those people who escaped from the battle, and they were afraid of being beheaded! Cut them all down for me! The furious Liu Baiming's face turned red, like a lion who had let go of its prey.

Where did the herald dare to say anything, and was about to take the order to leave, but was stopped by Liu Baiming.

"Wait! Let's press those deserters over for me. ”

"Yes!"

Liu Baiming had also come to his senses at this time, and stretched out his hand to beckon a partial general.

"Pass the order, and the whole army will rest in place and stand by."

After a while, the herald brought the deserters, who were now tied up in a sturdy knot and looked terrified.

"You few, what is the intention of the people to confuse the people! Who commanded you to come? Say! ”

Seeing that the situation was not good, these deserters quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed vigorously and begged for mercy.

"General, what we said is true, our vanguard army has been wiped out!"

At this time, a lieutenant general behind Liu Baiming said angrily: "Fart!" I think a few of you are the spies of the Liang army, and you have come here to disturb the hearts of our army! ”

At this moment, there was another commotion in the distance.

Soon someone came to report, and another wave of vanguards, fifty or sixty people returned.

Liu Baiming's face was so gloomy that he could drip water, and he didn't speak for a long time.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the lieutenant next to him hurriedly said, "Hurry up." ”

Looking at the vanguard deserters kneeling in front of him, Liu Baiming only felt a tightness in his chest, "What's going on with Ba'an Mountain now?" ”

One of the bold ones raised his head and replied: "General, the vanguard army is all over, the enemy is too strong, rushing down all over the mountains, we are not opponents at all." ”

"Han Ao, where's that waste?"

"General Han...... He was beheaded by the enemy! ”

"Yes, yes, I saw a person from the Liang Army who cut off General Han's head, and then held it in his hand and held it high."

The rest of the deserters also chimed in.

When Liu Baiming, who was no longer young, heard this, he suddenly felt that his eyes were dark, and he almost fell off the horse, and was hurriedly supported by his subordinates next to him.

"Give me orders, camp on the spot, and consider the long term."

The other generals under Liu Baiming wanted to say something, but when they saw the general like this, they all shut up with interest.

The news of the encampment soon reached the ears of every soldier, and they were all relieved to be tired, put together their weapons such as spears and knives, and then began to set up the camp.

In fact, at this moment, Liu Baiming also has his own considerations, he knows that this way, the army is exhausted, since this Liang army is so brave, it is even more necessary to adjust its own state.

Otherwise, they will attack in a hurry, and they will follow in the footsteps of the vanguard army.

After Liu Baiming eased up a little, he summoned all the generals and summoned a few soldiers who had fled back from Ba'an Mountain, and asked them to tell them in detail what they saw there.

"What do you say? Wooden walls? They built a wooden wall to cut off the grain route? Liu Baiming, who is experienced, immediately grasped the key point.

"Yes, they just built a long wooden wall, and once we attacked it, we were beaten down once."

General Liu, who was still sluggish, suddenly became energetic, "Hmph, I thought that the Liang Army was a heavenly general, and it turned out that there would be such an obvious flaw." ”

The surrounding generals and soldiers were confused.

Liu Baiming smiled and said, "On Naba'an Mountain, there is only one kind of tree that grows all year round, and that is the hard pine tree. Although this hard pine wood is hard enough, it has a fatal flaw, that is, it is too flammable, and the people in the surrounding villages use this wood for fire and cooking. The Liang army used local materials, and the material they used to build the wooden city wall must be this kind of hard pine. ”

After such an explanation, everyone around me understood.

"General, are we going to prepare for a fire attack?"

"Yes, pass the order, after the camp is completed, immediately start making rockets, at least tens of thousands, I want to make Ba'an Mountain, into a sea of fire!"

The subordinates looked at Liu Baiming, who was full of confidence again, and they all rekindled their fighting spirit.

Suddenly, Liu Baiming changed his face again, pointed to the vanguard soldiers kneeling on the side, and said indifferently: "All those who escape back will be beheaded to show the public as an example." ”

After saying that, he went to the camp with a blank face.

Looking at the soldiers who were busy camping, Liu Baiming nodded slightly, he was going to rest here for a day, recuperate, and then fight a decisive battle with the Liang army.

At this time, a lieutenant with a low position came over and said in a low voice: "General, do you want to spare some manpower to patrol the perimeter, I'm afraid of ......"

"Afraid? Are you afraid of the Liang army robbing the camp? Liu Baiming sneered, waved his hand and said: "It's a joke, how many people are there in total, it is not bad to be able to barely hold the grain road of Ba'an Mountain, rob the camp?" Or is it a camp robbery in broad daylight? I think you really should read more about the Art of War. ”

The captain's face was red and white, and he hurriedly retired.

After another half an hour, the battalion of the Sheng army finally took shape, and the soldiers were all tired and panting, and sweat was crackling down.

Suddenly, they felt a slight tremor on the ground, and after a while, there was a rumbling sound in the distance.

"Enemy attack!"

"Enemy attack!"

"Enemy attack!"