Dawn in the East, the forbidden army camp.

Five hundred light cavalry led by Li Yuan, the generalissimo of the counterinsurgency soldiers, galloped out, this trip was intended to explore the camp of the Zhennan army, and the team soon galloped into the mouth of the valley in the south of the camp.

Although it was fruitless to negotiate with Li Hongji, the king of Yan, all night, the army had already arrived, and he could not contradict the king of Yan on the surface, forcing Li Yuan, as the commander, to delay time in the camp, because he was still counting on Li Hongji to say a few good words in front of the emperor after returning to the court, and he did not want to arouse Li Hongji's suspicion at this time.

Anyone who uses troops naturally knows that ambushes can be used in dense places in the valley. Just in case, when the army came to camp here, Li Yuan had specially sent scouts into the valley to check, and the information obtained was safe and sound, but the soldiers were not tired of cheating, yesterday's nothing does not mean that there is nothing today, after this valley is the Zhennan army station, the two armies are only five miles apart, who knows the thoughts of Li Zhenggu and Song Mojie?

Therefore, the march must be extremely vigilant today.

Since the entrance to this valley is relatively gentle, there is no ambush here, so Li Yuan can safely lead the soldiers and horses to gallop into the front of the mountain pass, and the situation after entering the valley is unknown, so he must always be careful.

The entrance to the valley was quite wide, the ground was fairly level, and the walk of the team was not too difficult. As Li Yuan saw in front of his eyes, many years ago, this valley must have been a battlefield, in which from time to time you can see collapsed stone fortifications and archery bunkers for archery, but they are all dilapidated. After years of wind and rain, there are many landslides on the mountain walls on both sides of the canyon, peeling off the ochre-colored rocks, craggy and hanging in the air, very terrifying.

Entering the mountains for two or three miles, the valley gradually tightened inward, the width was less than ten zhang, looking at the cliffs in front of him, the terrain was difficult and dangerous, the forests and grasses were getting deeper, Li Yuan knew that he could not go any further. For according to the gradually shrinking width of the valley, the narrowest point may be only five or six zhang wide, and that would be the best place to be attacked. The trees on the cliffs on both sides gradually became denser, and the cliffs in front were all covered with pines and cypresses, and there was no vision at all.

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"Stop moving forward and stay put." Li Yuan's heart moved, and he raised his hand and ordered.

When the order was given, the men and horses immediately stopped moving, the cavalry turned over and dismounted, drew their swords, and stood on guard with a solemn face, and the horses were gathered together and lined up in several barriers, forming simple fortifications in the front and rear of the ranks.

"The scout camp immediately climbed the sides of the cliff and watched along the ridge of the mountain to keep an eye out for suspicious signs in the valley. Fu Tongjun, you will lead 200 soldiers to immediately cut down trees, move rocks, block the passage ahead, and quickly build fortifications. Li Yuan ordered in a loud voice.

"Generalissimo, what are we blocking the passage ahead? Aren't we here to explore the camp? Wouldn't this cut off the way forward, and how could this be explored? Fu Hong was stunned and asked in a low voice.

Li Yuan said in a deep voice: "Have you seen it?" The forest and grass in front are dense, and the passage is only five or six zhang wide, so it is difficult for light cavalry to enter together, and if the enemy intends to bury an ambush to garrison it, that forest is the best choice. We only have 500 men, and if we are a little careless in this trip, if we rush in, there will really be a large attack by the enemy, and we will not be able to resist it at all, and there is no hope of even retreating. Build the fortifications first, and wait for the scout camp to report back. ”

The narrow mountain road hundreds of steps ahead was quickly set up by Fu Hong and his people to set up three barriers, and the trees and stones overlapped together to form three artificial natural hazards, although these wood and stones could be removed by manpower, but they were enough to temporarily cut off the situation of the imaginary enemy in front of them from pouring in. This arrangement not only occupies the geographical advantage, but also wins time, you must know that at the critical moment time is life, as long as you can delay the enemy's time is to give yourself a chance to live, after all, your own base camp is in the rear.

An hour later, everything had been arranged, except for the dozens of people who were in charge of guarding the cliff and the seven or eight cavalrymen who dared to rush forward to reconnoitre, the rest of the more than 500 soldiers and horses all stopped in place to rest. Everyone was gently chewing dry food to fill their stomachs, while quietly waiting for Li Yuan's latest order.

Except for the sound of soldiers gently chewing dry food and the occasional snort of war horses, the loudest sound in the entire valley was the sound of waves from the trees as the mountain wind swept over the cliffs on both sides, and the sound of this wave added to the sense of silence.

The cold north wind was blocked by the cliffs, but the temperature in the canyon was still as cold as ice, and the clouds in the sky had not dispersed, and the sun could not be seen, and the exact time was unknown. The long wait made people anxious, and Li Yuan was also anxious in his heart, but his face was calm, because he couldn't let his emotions affect the people around him, because he was the support of everyone here, and he couldn't let the soldiers around him panic.

There was a slight sound of grass and trees breaking on the cliff on the right, and a bright flag waving rapidly from a giant pine, which was a signal from the hand of a watchman on the cliff, indicating that he had seen a suspicious sign. Li Yuan tried his best to look at the front of the valley, but saw a vague figure desperately escaping out of the mountains and forests in front of him, extremely fast, but his body was a little swaying, as if he was injured.

"This man is not covered with armor, and he is not allowed to shoot arrows." Li Yuan immediately ordered after seeing a few moments, stuffed the last bite of bread in his mouth, and then quickly got up.

But after seeing this man rushing out of the forest like crazy, he almost staggered to the ground, and when he thought he was escaping, he saw from a distance that the mountain roads hundreds of steps ahead were blocked by huge wood and stones, and he seemed to think of something in his heart, and instantly felt desperate, and then he was stunned in place and at a loss, at this moment his face was already blue and out of breath, and the cloth shirt on his body was mottled with blood, obviously he had just experienced a big battle and consumed a lot.

"Who's coming?" The soldier asked loudly through the fortifications at Li Yuan's behest.

"If you want to kill, you will kill, where is there so much nonsense? Lao Tzu is your father! Your Zhennan army is already a rebellious army, and it is rampant for a while, and sooner or later it will die without a place to bury! Lao Tzu has no strength, otherwise he can slaughter a few more of you! Speaking of this, this man's strength seemed to be completely relaxed, and he also had the heart of waiting for death, and he was not afraid of the fortifications in front of him, but he leaned over boldly, and sat down slowly with his trembling body leaning against the boulder.

Li Yuan frowned and spoke: "Who are you, why did the Zhennan Army kill you?" ”

The man seemed to have thought of something, his face changed suddenly, and his originally gray eyes instantly lit up, as if he saw the hope of life: "You are not the Zhennan Army?" Could it be that this is the camp of the forbidden army? Save me, I killed the traitor Zhu Heng on the order of King Yan last night, save me......"

Seeing that this person was chattering and gradually became silent, Li Yuan was puzzled for a moment, but still gave an order, all the soldiers were vigilant and prepared for battle, and then let people move a narrow path, and quickly carried the fainting man back to the temporary camp surrounded by wood and stone, first untied the blade he was holding, and then covered it with warm clothes.

After a while, the man seemed to have signs of awakening, his dry lips kept moving, until his eyes slowly opened, a soldier hurriedly handed him water and let him drink a few sips......