It was August 15, evening.

The sunset hangs on the high mountain, reflecting the ancient temple in the forest in a golden red, like the Buddha's light descending from the sky to shine on the earth.

People who see such a scene should be glad that their good fortune is coming.

But at this moment, no matter the people on the top of the mountain or under the mountain, there seems to be a dead air, depressed and heavy.

Wang Zhong led the royal cavalry out of the camp as usual, and before leaving, he also confirmed the movements of the dark night cavalry general, and after making sure that the other party was not suspicious, he began to walk towards the east mountain road.

The original patrol team of more than 20 riders began to gradually increase as Wang Zhong moved forward...

Fifty, over hundred, two hundred, five hundred...

By the time the king reached the mountainside, eight hundred elite horsemen had appeared on both sides of the mountain road, all of them hiding in the dense forest.

If you look at the camp at the foot of the mountain, you can't see that there are so many people hidden on this mountain road.

Wang Zhong asked the entourage beside him, "Over there in the camp, if there is a situation... Be sure to stabilize the man first, and when that is done, I will plead guilty. ”

The attendant heard the word "excuse me", but only hesitated slightly, and quickly raised his hand and struck it on the breastplate.

"The last general will live up to the general's trust!"

"I also warn the brothers who stayed in the camp not to have a conflict with that man, and to discuss everything when I return to the camp!"

"Order!"

After the retinue shouted, they immediately turned their horses' heads and ran towards the foot of the mountain.

After Wang Zhong watched the most powerful subordinate walk away, he looked around and took all his cronies over the years into his eyes.

He said in a deep voice: "This move violates the military order and is not only useless, but even punished, but Wang does not want to see the former robe Ze die with hatred, so today I will ask you to follow me and give them a good time!" ”

The eight hundred elite horsemen around him all raised their spears in their hands in response to Wang Chong's thoughts.

The soldiers of the scorching sun can only fold on the battlefield, and they can't bear such humiliation, and finally die without a fight!

Wang Zhong turned his head to look at the Jialan Temple on the top of the mountain, drew his saber with his left hand, and immediately rode on his side, fixing his palm and hilt with a cloth roll.

Although it has been more than a month since the broken arm of the Zhou mark, the knife swinging of the left arm is still not smooth.

Wang Zhong pointed his long knife at Jialan Temple and shouted softly: "All soldiers, charge with me!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the one-armed general took the lead in rushing forward.

The eight hundred elite horsemen behind him also moved, and under the pull of the reins, the war horse moved forward.

Countless hissing sounds suddenly resounded through the mountainside, startling the birds and beasts in the forest, but every living creature fled to the east side of the place.

Such a big movement, of course, will attract the attention of the top of the mountain and the bottom of the mountain...

The general of the dark night cavalry who stayed in the camp at the foot of the mountain slowly walked out of his tent, and he looked at the Eastern Capital cavalry rushing and killing on the mountainside, and a strange smile appeared on his face.

At the same time, no less than five people immediately surrounded him, and began to secretly watch his follow-up movements.

The night rider returned to the camp with great interest, as if he did not intend to interfere in Wang Chong's conspiracy.

In the Jialan Temple on the top of the mountain, as early as when Wang Chong came out of the camp to gather people, Guan Xiao and others had already discovered his movements.

Under his arrangement, Zhou Biao and Zheng Kuan transferred their men out of the temple early, and at this moment, only Guan Xiao was the only one in the temple to supervise the battle, together with the two hundred armor soldiers who were preparing for the first battle.

However, after half a pillar of incense, Wang Chong led his troops to rush through the main gate of Jialan Temple.

Looking at the armor soldiers who had set up a military formation at the entrance of the main hall, he raised the long knife in his hand and motioned for the cavalry behind him to stop and wait.

Guan Xiao stood on the steps of the main hall and just glanced at Wang Chong.

He said loudly: "General Wang hasn't seen him for many years, and he killed my brother as soon as we met, do you want to give Guan a certain meeting gift?" ”

Wang Zhong shouted: "Military intelligence spies can't be killed? ”

Guan Xiaoyan said: "Yes... Needless to say, let's fight! ”

Wang Zhong snorted, swung the long knife in his hand forward, and immediately a hundred horses rushed forward on his side!

If it is said that on the previous mountain road, because there are trees blocking it, it is difficult for the cavalry to charge into battle.

And at this moment, the vast Jialan Temple has become their best training school.

The iron hooves of the war horse crushed the floor tiles one by one, and rushed straight towards the Hebei Dao armor soldiers who were waiting in formation.

Guan Xiao shouted: "The right guard goes forward, and the right guard retreats!" ”

Hearing this, the garrison formation changed formations and began to follow the route of the Eastern Capital cavalry, gradually changing the formation.

With the sound of the collision of blades, the battle between the two armies was about to break out!

At first, under the command of Guan Xiao, the armor soldiers resisted the cavalry rush and killed quite effectively.

But after the cavalry of the Eastern Capital rushed into battle again and again, the Hebei Dao armor soldiers, who were already inferior in numbers, began to show signs of the rout of the army.

Wang Zhong always paid close attention to Guan Xiao's instructions, because he knew that at this moment, Zhou Biao, Zheng Kuan and others must be hidden in the dark by Guan Xiao, and if he rashly attacked, he would definitely be attacked by him if he was not careful!

......

At the same time as the battle broke out in Jialan Temple, Zheng Kuan and others, who were originally hiding in the southwest of the mountainside, found a team with strange whereabouts.

And Zheng Kuan can conclude that this team of people deliberately exposed their bodies to them.

Or to put it another way, they discovered themselves first, and then they were ready to show up.

In order to keep Xiao's plan foolproof, Zheng Kuan did not hesitate and personally led the team to meet with that team.

Walking to the dense forest where the other party was, Zheng Kuancai saw the whole team, and a sense of boredom rose inexplicably in his heart.

Half a hundred people in front of them are all dressed lightly, and there are even men and women, if they are not all suspended with swords, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are here to enjoy the mountains and rivers.

Zheng Kuanyan said: "What are you here for? Ordinary people can't go around the foot of the mountain to get here..."

In the crowd, a figure in a yellow shirt appeared, and at a glance he knew that he was the leader of the team.

"I'm here just to help fight!"

Hearing Huang Shan's words, Zheng Kuan shouted: "My Hebei boy doesn't need you Central Plains miscellaneous foil to help!" What's more, do you think I can trust you? ”

As he spoke, he already held the bowstring in his hand, ready to shoot the yellow shirt in front of him at any time.

At this moment, another person appeared in the crowd opposite.

Looking at his tall and burly figure, his eyes looked like he was born in the ranks.

"Presumably the little general is the son of Zheng Dudu, I have also seen Zheng Dudu from afar in the past, and between the eyebrows of the little general, there is a bit of charm of Zheng Dudu!"

Zheng Kuan looked at it when he heard it, and said, "Who are you?" ”

Qin Mo responded to Zheng Kuan with a Yanyang military salute, and he said loudly: "Former Sword Gate Guard, Xuanjie Deputy Lieutenant Qin Mo!" I've seen General Zheng Xiao! ”

The lieutenant guard of Jiannan?

Zheng Kuan was silent for a moment, and he didn't have time to care about why this Deputy Lieutenant Qin appeared here.

He looked at the yellow shirt that spoke first, and asked aloud, "How do you help in the war?" ”

Ye Dang listened to the answer: "I am fortunate to have read a few volumes of "Heavenly Craft", and I made some clumsy works yesterday, which I can show to General Zheng Xiao..."

Who is this person, who actually knows that when Yanyang founded the country, he ordered someone to collect and compile the art of heavenly craftsmanship?

Before the horror in Zheng Kuan's heart subsided, he watched Ye Dangting raise his hand and wave, and in the dense forest behind them, more than a dozen crossbow carts appeared.

This is a wooden "fire cow" ?!

This item is included in the siege equipment in the "Heavenly Craft", and it is a major killing move for breaking through the enemy's military formation when the city is facing off.

If it is used for defense, it can also resist the cavalry charging and killing in the rear of the military formation, and whenever the formation changes, the fire ox can come forward to block the cavalry, and then the spear guard fills the gap for ambush.

Zheng Kuan had only seen it in the barracks, and this time they couldn't bring these utensils with them in order to avoid the scorching sun defenders along the way.

And at this moment, these half a hundred people can bring this thing to the mountainside in a grand manner...

And it was not discovered by the defenders of the eastern capital at the foot of the mountain, and even at this moment, they deliberately exposed their bodies to let them notice.

Ye Dang heard the words and said: "If General Zheng Xiao is relieved, he can use it, maybe he will have half a chance of winning..."

Zheng Kuan muttered, "Why do you want to help us?" ”

Ye Dang replied: "No matter what purpose you go south, it can be a warning to the world, and the hot sun should not fall into the hands of national thieves and gangsters..."

After hearing this, Zheng Kuan clenched his fists and said: "Thank you for your help today, if I succeed in breaking through, I will definitely repay you with a spring!" ”

Ye Dangting didn't respond soundly, but just waved backwards, asking the disciples of Yijian Villa to make way.

Zheng Kuan didn't drag the mud and water, and shouted twenty or thirty people to push those wooden "fire oxen" to the hiding place.

Although they are now on the mountainside, the sound of fighting on the top of the mountain can still be heard clearly...

Whenever the shouts became more and more harsh, Zheng Kuan wanted to bring people to the rescue, but despite the military order, this was not the time for them to rush and kill.

He turned his head to look at the people in Yijian Villa, and found that they had no intention of leaving.

Zheng Kuan had to pull the reins, and the royal horse approached Ye Dangting and the others again.

"Why don't you leave? Or is it not time to get out? ”

These more than 50 people sneaked up the mountain, and they also had to carry more than a dozen fire bull ballistas, thinking that there must be a secret method for far away.

If you don't leave now, what's the point?

Ye Dang smiled at the little general, and didn't have the idea of answering out loud.

Qin Mo on his side didn't have the bad taste of this old liar, he hugged Zheng Kuan with a fist.

"I'll help General Zheng Xiao later, just rest assured that you can resist the enemy, and you don't need to worry about us!"

Zheng Kuan sighed and returned the salute to Qin Mo.

"Deputy Lieutenant Qin is older, and he is considered an elder... I have received the previous kindness, but I still want to persuade you to go down the mountain as soon as possible, and the chances of winning are not great..."

Qin Mo slammed his mouth and looked at Zheng Kuan with disgust.

"I looked decent just now, a little bit like Zheng Dudu... Why is it so grinding and chirping now, like a milky baby who has not dried up! ”

Hearing this ridicule, Zheng Kuan's heart felt a lot better.

Since his father followed King Wu to Beijing for a banquet, no one has scolded him again.

When the news of the tragic death of the six kings came back to Hebei, no one dared to say that he, the son of the governor, was not.

Even when he went south, he was tightly protected by Guan Xiao and Zhou Biao, for fear that he would die in the middle of the road.

Zheng Kuan breathed a sigh of relief and said loudly: "Today's help, Zheng Kuanding will remember it in his heart!" ”