Dozens of corpses were piled up, blood flowing through the cracks of the corpses, and then down the steps, calmly flowing farther away.

Li Xuan stood on the top of the three steps, seventy steps behind him, where the city gate was.

This area is also the place where the most corpses are piled up.

And these three steps were dug up by Li Xuan in advance.

At this moment, behind Li Xuan, there was a whole team of Qianniuwei wearing red clothes and gold armor, holding a blood-stained tall horse in their hands.

Their breathing was still a little rapid, but the killing intent in their eyes was slowly converging.

As soon as the city gate was opened, Qianniuwei immediately rushed out.

The Tianyin Sect disciples, who were already exhausted and broken, were immediately killed by the cavalry and scattered in all directions.

When they fled to the position of seventy steps from the city, one of them did not pay attention, and fell directly to the ground with a "snap".

This downturn is immediately the difference between life and death.

The people of the Tianyin Sect were not familiar with the terrain of this area.

When they go up, they can naturally pay attention to the sudden appearance of the steps, but when they go down, especially when they are fleeing, they don't care about it at all.

Crowding, pulling, hugging, cannibalism......

In this way, under the pursuit of Qianniuwei, the Tianyin Sect Pawn was immediately killed and injured.

However, Qianniuwei's pursuit also ended here, Li Xuan had given a strict order before, Qianniuwei chased and killed until seventy steps, and these seventy steps were enough for them to kill to the fullest.

One can imagine how many they killed.

……

Li Xuan's gaze lifted from the blood-colored mountain road, looked at the mountains and forests in the distance, and asked softly, "Captain Yan has already led people to chase and kill, right?" ”

"Yes, Lord Wang." Qiu Zhenmu replied.

After Qianniuwei, the soldiers of the Huiji Mansion, as well as the Wuzhou soldiers, had already chased and killed the Tianyin Sect soldiers who had fled from under the city gate.

Those who descend live, and those who do not descend die.

Make sure that the details of this operation are not leaked as much as possible.

Qiu Zhenmu took a step forward and arched his hand at Li Xuan and asked, "Lord Wang, why didn't you let us chase down the past together this time?" ”

The three steps under his feet have been flattened by corpses, and if you are careful, the horse's hooves will not be hurt by the steps at all.

"Because the king fears that you will not come back alive." Li Xuan's words made Qiu Zhenmu's face suddenly full of surprise.

In Qiu Zhenmu's surprised eyes, Li Xuan raised his head, looked at the endless dense forest, and said in a deep voice: "This time, this king has already ordered Captain Yan to chase all the way to the other end of the mountain, and then return, you should know how dangerous it is, right?" ”

"Kill into Muzhou?" Qiu Zhenmu was taken aback, and he subconsciously asked, "Isn't the prince not going to enter Muzhou?" ”

"It's just to kill as much as possible to the mountain pass on the other side, rob and kill all the Tianyin Sect disciples in the mountain, to avoid the details of our battle with it this time from being exposed, and at the same time look at the movement on the other side, if you encounter obstacles, you can also choose to return, but this king has already ordered them to try their best to destroy the mountain road and delay the time for the Tianyin Sect reinforcements to kill Laimeiling Pass."

Li Xuan's expression was indifferent, but his fists kept clenching and letting go, and no one knew whether he was excited or nervous.

After a little consideration, Qiu Zhenmu asked in a low voice, "Can the lower official ask, this time, how many people can the Tianyin Sect send into Wuzhou?" ”

"I don't know, but at least it should be more than a thousand, after all, a thousand people have already died at the hands of us and others, even if they are stupid, they know that they should increase their troops."

"That's at least two thousand?" Qiu Zhenmu was taken aback, and then arched his hand and said: "Even if we have Brother Zhou's team, the total number of people will not exceed 1,000, and defending the city with 1,000 people, although the difficulty is not very great, there must be a lot of casualties." ”

Li Xuan nodded calmly and said, "There is indeed this possibility, so this king tried every means to delay the time when those people from the Tianyin Sect were killed at Meiling Pass." ”

Qiu Zhenmu bowed slightly, he also thought of this.

At this time, Li Xuan began to step forward, stepping on the corpse under his feet, walking towards the mountain road in front of him, and said in a low voice: "Only in this way will we have enough time to prepare." ”

"The prince is worried that behind these two thousand people, there will be more people who will kill." Qiu Zhenmu immediately understood the subtext in Li Xuan's words.

Li Xuan's footsteps stopped, looked at the direction of Muzhou Prefecture, and said with a cold face: "Once the Tianyin Sect raises troops, it can gather at least an army of 20,000 people, although it is impossible for all 20,000 people to be sent to Lanxi, but half of them are inevitably indispensable...... 10,000 people, Brother Qiu, what do you think? ”

"It's fine!" Qiu Zhenmu's words made Li Xuan directly surprised.

Qiu Zhenmu followed up and said: "This mountain road is rugged, and there are cliffs on both sides, and the more troops the opponent has, the more inconvenient it is to expand. ”

"They pounced on them in one breath, in fact, this king is not afraid, but this king is afraid that they will attack in waves, take turns attacking, wheel warfare, crowd tactics, under all kinds of means, even if we can barely hold Meiling Pass, we will definitely suffer heavy losses, which this king does not want to see."

Speaking of this, Li Xuan looked sideways at Qiu Zhenmu: "This is also the reason why this king is unwilling to let Ling and the others go into the depths of the mountain road at will, on the one hand, it is really not worth it, and on the other hand, this king hopes that the sharp knife of Qianniuwei can be used in key places."

"What the prince said is reasonable, and the officials obey the order." Qiu Zhenmu saluted Li Xuan seriously and respectfully.

"Also, I'm afraid it's not far from the time when the Tianyin Sect really starts up, and I'm afraid this matter can disrupt the rhythm of their march, so as to buy time for me and others." Li Xuan's face suddenly became solemn.

In today's southeast, the most important thing is not the summer harvest, but the rebellion of the Tianyin Sect.

It's something they will rebel in what name.

Li Xuan once learned from He Qing'er's mouth that this time, the Tianyin Sect raised troops in the name of Muzhou Assassin Shi Xu.

Shi Xu was born in a family, and once he erected the banner of opposition to the imperial court, the consequences would be extremely serious.

"Brother Qiu, do you say that Your Majesty really doesn't have any special arrangements in Muzhou?" Li Xuan looked sideways at Qiu Zhenmu and asked him the biggest doubt he had always had.

If you want to completely quell the rebellion of the Tianyin Sect, you only need to send a general, and then completely ban the inheritance of the Tianyin Sect in Muzhou, why bother with such trouble.

"Yes, there should be, as far as my subordinates know, the DPRK and China have not known how many people to send to Muzhou for many years, but in the end they have lost all information." Qiu Zhenmu couldn't help but shake her head slightly, with a hint of worry in her eyes.

Li Xuan nodded earnestly instead.

His entry prompter has the ability to spy on people's eyes and influence believers, so will he and Empress Yuan, who has powerful mysterious powers, also have the ability to identify the secret agents of the imperial court infiltrating the Tianyin Sect at a glance.

There were even other reasons, and Li Zhi, who was forced in the end, had to take this step.

"Let's go, I'll go back later, there are still a lot of things waiting for this king in the city." Li Xuan waved his hand back, and then took the lead towards Meiling Pass.

The people and soldiers around are very busy.

The wounded and the comrades who died in battle were all responsible for their comrades-in-arms and colleagues, but the Tianyin Sect disciples who died outside had to rely on the soldiers of Lanxi County for the collection of their corpses.

However, Lanxi's servants were not completely unwilling, and Li Xuan promised that the property on these corpses, unless it was a really important token, would be handed over to them for distribution.

Of course, before they started, those Wuzhou soldiers had already searched for it, and the really valuable things had already been taken away.

In such a hot weather, if you don't get the body away and bury it quickly, otherwise, it will easily cause a plague.

……

"When the king joins the army, the examination of the merits of every soldier must be accurate." Li Xuan stopped, and couldn't help but explain a few words to Wang Qin again.

"Lord Wang, rest assured, Xia Guan has been doing this for many years." Wang Qin glanced at Li Xuan angrily, and then went to get busy.

Qiu Zhenmu, who was standing behind Li Xuan, couldn't help but snicker slightly.

Li Xuan didn't care at all, walked in a little, and immediately saw Feng Hua who was repairing the trebuchet.

He hurriedly walked up: "Feng joins the army, this time, can you please install two trebuchets on the city wall, and then modify them slightly to facilitate the launch?" ”

"Don't worry, the prince has been thinking about this matter for several days, so it is better not to delay the prince's affairs." Feng Hua gave his hand to Li Xuan seriously.

"That's fine." Li Xuan arched his hand, then turned his head to look at Qiu Zhenmu, and said, "Brother Qiu, let's go together to see the survival of the arrows, right?" ”

The group immediately turned around and walked in the direction of the storeroom.

Qiu Zhenmu asked as she walked, "Lord Wang, is the situation really tricky this time?" ”

This time, the people brought by Zhou Shen did not directly intervene at all.

Li Xuan had already completely wiped out the Tianyin Sect's more than 1,000 troops just by taking the people he had killed before.

Although the card is relied on, Li Xuan's strong ability to defend the city cannot be ignored.

"Brother Qiu, although the previous few times, although the king has calculated a lot, in fact, it is the bow and arrow and the catapult that really make a difference."

After a slight pause, Li Xuan followed closely and said: "Previously, for various reasons, whether it was Zuo Fei or Luo Yongjie, their preparation in this area was seriously insufficient, but it will definitely not be the case next time." ”

Li Xuan raised his head, looked in the direction of Muzhou, and said with a serious face: "Next time, they will definitely take the lead with enough trebuchets, enough crossbows, enough shields, enough ladders, and battering rams, and they will bring all the equipment that can help them attack the city...... If you are not careful, these things are likely to kill you and me. ”

Li Xuan used He Qing'er's hand this time to make the content of the secret letter sent by Ye Wanwan have a slight deviation, and the time was not able to catch up in time, so that he could calculate and kill Luo Yongjie step by step.

But next time, he won't have this opportunity, whether it is Luo Yongjie or the others in the Tianyin Sect, they will keep an eye on Li Xuan's every move.

Nearly a thousand good hands, all of whom died at Li Xuan's hands, how could the Tianyin Sect not be frightened.

If Li Xuan recklessly counterattacks and enters Muzhou, they will all go crazy.

……

After inspecting the entire Meiling Pass, Li Xuan returned to the Captain's Mansion, where there were already a lot of official documents that Li Xuan needed to deal with.

Zhou Shen stood on the side, as if he was already waiting for Li Xuan to come back.

"Brother Zhou!" Li Xuan gave up his hand seriously.

"Lord Wang!" Zhou Shen looked at Li Xuan and asked seriously: "I don't know what arrangements the prince has for his subordinates and others?" ”

Zhou Shen brought his two teams of government soldiers and three hundred old soldiers to Meiling Pass, but Li Xuan did not let them directly participate in the battle, but let them watch from the wall for the time being.

Based on Zhou Shen's understanding of Li Xuan, Li Xuan did not let them rest by doing this, but on the contrary, Li Xuan obviously had other ideas, so he would make such an arrangement.

"Those old soldiers need to be retrained, and their physical strength, and other aspects, are not as good as the young ones." Speaking of this, Li Xuan paused slightly, then looked at Zhou Shen with a serious face, and said, "Brother Zhou, this king hopes that your subordinates can hide here, and then at the critical moment, he stabbed the Tianyin Sect from behind and stabbed them fiercely. ”

Mercy Grace Rock, ten miles northeast of the Great Mercy Grace Rock.

(End of chapter)