The clouds and grass are slanting with the sun, and the yellow sand is scattered and the wind is sluggish; The lonely village is deserted by air and fire, and the bloody wind breaks the grass and tramples on the trenches.

There are also poems and clouds, the white bones are exposed in the wilderness, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles. The people are left behind, and the thought breaks people's intestines.

Due to the war, the road of Zhou Fugui and others to the south is extremely difficult, the land is barren, the farmland is deserted, all industries are withered, at a glance, it is all wilderness, the wilderness is overgrown with weeds, and even Bai Sensen's bones and some utensils, clothes, etc. can be seen in the weeds, a bleak scene, the further south, the more so.

After Zhou Fugui and the others passed through Pengcheng, they walked more than 200 miles, but they didn't see a single figure, which couldn't help but make people feel worried, shocked, and even a little panicked.

The once prosperous Central Plains has become ruins due to war.

At dawn in the Central Plains, the people died or fled, and there was not one in ten.

"It's going to be a damn rain, it's going to be endless."

The so-called house leak happened to rain overnight, Zhou Fugui's Kokang camp walked all day, and he couldn't find a place to camp at all, the world was still raining continuously, the rain was not heavy, dripping, but it was upsetting and tired.

A general of the Yan army of the Kokang battalion desperately whipped the war horse that was stuck in the mud, cursing as he smoked.

"Don't you know that it's raining in the south? Rare and weird. After the battalion commander Murong Tengge reprimanded the general, he looked at the foggy front and asked left and right, "Why is it time?" ”

"Murong Minister..."A deputy general of the Kokang Battalion named Mag Angluo urged his horse to Murong Tengge's side and said: "The time has passed, and the army is already exhausted, so it is necessary to find a place to camp quickly. ”

It was daylight, but the sky was foggy, Murong Tengge nodded and muttered, "Where can you go to camp?" ”

If you camp in addition to the town, it is best to have mountains, rivers and forests, so that you can defend the mountains and prevent the enemy from sneaking attacks; If there is water, there will be a water source, which can quench thirst and prevent the enemy from cutting off the waterway, thus causing panic in the army; There are forests, or for shade or rain, you can also cut trees to make fires, bury pots to make rice, and so on.

Where the water flows well, even the spread of the plague is prevented.

In the world of great disputes, wars are frequent, and plagues are raging, and wars and plagues are always accompanied by each other.

But now there is no shop in the wilderness where the Kokang camp is located, there is no village in front of the village, there is not a single ghost shadow to be seen, there are no mountains, no water, and no forests, so Murong Tengge is in trouble.

"What's the matter with Wang Tong?" Murong Tengge asked after thinking about it.

When the left and right heard the words, they called the general and the guide Wang Tongshi over.

"Is there a campsite nearby?" Murong Tengge then asked.

"Yes, there are two places to camp." Wang Tongshi replied: "This place is still more than 30 miles away from Xiapi, and there are also towns and villages near Xiapi, which can be camped. ”

"More than thirty miles away?" Murong Tengge frowned when he heard this.

"I can't go that far." Adjutant General Marg Angro shook his head.

At this time, the Kokang battalion was already exhausted, it was all tired, some people and horses were already so tired that they were foaming at the mouth, not to mention driving more than 30 miles, and they couldn't even walk for several miles.

"Where else can I set up camp?" Murong Tengge nodded and asked again.

"The Mayue River is less than five miles away from here." When Wang Tongshi heard this, he replied, "But..."

"But what? If you say it bluntly, why bother to spit it out? Murong Tengge said unhappily.

"The woods near the Mayue River are dense, and the little ones are afraid of being ambushed by southerners." Wang Tongshi replied.

Although there is still some distance from the battle line of the confrontation between Xia and Yan, after passing Pengcheng, Xia's rebel army has frequent activities, and the Xia army even sent a small force of troops to attack and disturb the back road of the Yan army and the grain road of the Yan army.

"Well, got it, let's go down." Murong Tengge nodded.

After Wang Tong went down, Murong Tengge turned his inquiring eyes to the generals under his command, but the generals were gossipy, and none of them could come up with a good plan.

Murong Tengge was also in trouble and hesitated.

Although the distance between Xiapi is far, the road is basically wide and flat, and the field of vision is also wide, and it is not easy for the Xia army to set up an ambush, while the Mayue River is closer, but there are many woods, and it is difficult to say whether there is an ambush or not.

Murong Tengge hesitated for a long time, and he couldn't make up his mind which way to go and where to set up camp.

Although Murong Tengge is quite knowledgeable, his majesty is also relatively generous, and at the same time, he is quite forceful, but he is a little indecisive in leading the troops.

"The minister," the deputy general Marg Angro suggested: "The sons and daughters really can't walk, so it's better to go to the Mayue River, as for the ambush of the southerners, don't worry too much." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Murong Tengge asked.

"The heavy troops of the Southern Dynasties were concentrated in Lianghuai, along the Great River and other places." Mag Aung Roe replied: "Even if there is an army of the Southern Dynasty here, it is still a sporadic man, and there are two battalions of dragoon and Xiong Yong behind our department, with a total of more than 6,000 people and horses, so why be afraid of some stragglers in the Southern Dynasty?" ”

The three battalions of Kokang, Dragoon, and Xiong Yong marched side by side, and the farthest distance was only ten miles, and there were Yan troops stationed in the nearby towns, so what Mag Aung Lo said was not unreasonable.

"Well, it's up to you." Murong Tengge finally made up his mind when he heard this, and after letting out a sigh of relief, he waved his whip and instructed left and right: "But you can't be careless, you need to be careful, pass the order, march to the Ma Yue River, send more probe horses, scouts, if there is anything unusual, report it immediately, and order people to hurry up and urge the two camps of dragon riders and Xiong Yong, a group of lazy donkeys, walking slower than turtles." ”

"Hahahaha!"

"Obey the general's order!"

When the generals heard this, they laughed together and ordered loudly.

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"Order the whole army, quickly cross the Mayue River, and set up camp on the north bank of the Mayue River!"

Ma Yue River, as the name suggests, is a small river that horses can jump over directly, not enough at present, now this river is more than 30 meters, that is, ten zhang wide up and down, horses can not jump over, the river bank is deeper, but there is not much river water, just shallow flowing, some places have even dried up, exposing the riverbed, silt.

The battalion general Murong Tengge led more than 2,000 Kokang battalions, cautiously and fearfully through the woods, and came to this place.

Safely passing through the most ambushable woods, Murong Tengge suddenly felt relieved.

With Murong Tengge's order, Ma Yuehe was suddenly noisy, and people shouted and neighed, and it was very lively.

The troops, on foot or on horseback, swarmed into the river and rushed to the opposite bank, where thousands of horses stepped into the shallow water, splashing and making a sparse noise.

"Quietly tell the brothers that there is no hurry to cross the river for the time being." Guokang camp crossed the river, and Zhou Fugui's flag was also rushing towards the other side of the river, Zhou Fugui felt that something was wrong, so he said to Xu Mancang, Pan Jiangui, Suo Da, Li Qing and others, and secretly glanced at Xiaoqing, who was still a woman dressed as a man, and asked her to follow her closely and not run away.

In fact, there is no need for Zhou Fugui to make eyes, Xiaoqing has been following Zhou Fugui closely, and he is almost close to his body...

Although Xu Mancang, Pan Jiangui, Suo Dada, Li Qing and others didn't know what Zhou Fugui meant, they still nodded, gathered around Zhou Fugui, looked at the lively and noisy Ma Yue River, and did not follow down the river for the time being.

But some fellow villagers didn't listen to Zhou Fugui's words, and fellow villager Li Hu asked disappreciably: "Zhou Fugui, what do you mean by this?" Hurry up and cross the river, rest early, you're tired on the way. ”

"Hmph, if you want to die, you can go." Zhou Fugui snorted angrily and said.

"Zhou Fugui, are you cursing Lao Tzu to death?" Li Hu was furious when he heard this, pointed at Zhou Fugui and scolded, and stretched out his hand to pinch him.

"Li Hu, if you want to die, why do you want to do it?" Xu Mancang grabbed Li Hu's wrist and said coldly.

Xu Mancang had a lot of strength, and Li Hu couldn't move.

Others don't know that Xu Mancang admires Zhou Fugui so much.

"Hey, folks, why do you bother?" After persuading the old blacksmith Yi Jisheng, he asked Zhou Fugui: "Fugui, why can't you cross the river?" ”

Xu Mancang shook off Li Hu's wrist with a "hum", and Li Hu staggered two steps, his face flushed.

Zhou Fugui was in a bad mood, so he spoke a little impulsively, and felt inappropriate at the moment, so he squatted on the bank, stretched out his hand to explore the shallow river, and pointed to the sky and said, "What is in the sky?" ”

"What else could it be when it rains? It's not a knife...," Liu Changshun muttered.

"Smack!" Gu Gounu, who was good friends with Liu Changshun, slapped him and said, "What are you doing here?" Brother Fugui, you go on. ”

Zhou Fugui glanced at Gu Gou Nu and said: "I'd rather get a knife, I don't know what the river is like on weekdays, but it's raining all the time, and the river will never be so shallow." ”

"What do you mean...?" Li Qing pondered Zhou Fugui's words seriously, and asked while pondering: "Could it be that someone cut off the flow of water?" ”

"Won't it?" Yi Jisheng also touched the river and said: "Maybe there is no water in this river on weekdays, you look over there, the riverbed is exposed." ”

"Whether someone cuts off the flow of water, Zhou doesn't know, but Zhou knows a truth, that is, there must be a demon when something goes wrong!" Zhou Fugui nodded when he heard this: "Do you pay attention to the waterline?" How can there be a high, undried waterline on the banks of a long-dry river? ”

Yes? Zhou Fugui didn't say that he didn't know, but when he said that everyone felt that it was very reasonable, and was surprised, they nodded yes.

"What are you doing?" There were more and more fellow villagers gathered around Zhou Fugui, and there were many discussions, but they didn't cross the river, and the banner general Albugu scolded loudly after seeing it: "Why don't you cross the river? delayed the encampment, and there was no forgiveness! ”

"Boom!"

"It's not good, it's water, it's water!"

As soon as the word "pardon" came out of the Albu Valley, a loud noise was heard in the distance, and a loud rumbling sound seemed to come from the sky.