When the sun began to color the sky red with a brilliant sunset, the laughter and laughter of cleaning up the battlefield infected every soldier.

The timely arrival of Li Dan's troops blocked the enemy's escape from the west and south, and the thousands of enemy troops had less than 400 prisoners.

The resistance was fierce, but without the protection of the fence and facing more than twice as many opponents, Chow Tai Fook's team could not escape being wiped out.

Guo Xianling and Sun Shoubei came to meet Sheng Huaien and Li Dan outside the north gate, and warmly invited the two to enter the city for a banquet, but they politely refused.

Sheng Huaien told them that they had received definite news from the captives that the "Second Heavenly King" Lou Shiming had arrived in Dayuan, and that they were going to set up an ambush tonight to try to repel the enemy.

"In this way, Guangxin can really be safe, we can at least control the ground on the right bank of the Chuxi River and no longer be threatened by Pan Fei, and then try to figure out how to supply grain and straw to Shangrao City.

At present, the quota for the supply of Guangxin is sent to the city as soon as possible, and there are still many miles to be arranged."

Sheng Huaien clenched his fists and said apologetically: "The two of you have received it, and when you defeat Lou Shiming, it's not too late to come back and drink together!"

Guo and Sun heard him say this, and understood that there was still a tough battle to be fought in the future, and Guangxin was not too safe and healthy without Chow Tai Fook.

The two of them were secretly frightened, so they had to thank Sheng and Li Bai for their hard work again and again, and then returned to the city with the captured and captured prisoners in Chow Tai Fook's camp, and still held on to the city gates, waiting for the good news from the front.

Sheng Huaien and Li Dan had imagined various situations in their previous deductions, but the only thing they didn't expect was that Lou Shiming, who had thought that he had gone to the mountains to collect Yang He's defeated army, suddenly appeared on the front line at this time.

They lacked an understanding of this new opponent, and even Feng San and later Sun She and Tie Zizi were not very familiar with this person, only that he had led the troops alone for a long time, and he had quite a victory, and he had considerable prestige in Lou Zishi's army.

"This man is only afraid that he will not be able to fight, his subordinates are said to be the most combative and tenacious troops in the Lou Thief Army, so we need to be careful. Now the morale is so high, it can't be ruined in front of this kid!" Sheng Huaien said.

"Chihu is very right! Therefore, I should not be complacent because of a few victories, and the result of carelessness will ruin the previous achievements, and I should remind everyone at the meeting of all the generals." After Li Dan finished speaking, he pointed to the hastily drawn map:

"This 'red-bearded general' has both fame and achievements, and he is not a man with great ambition and talent like Hua Arm, nor is he a local coward like Chow Tai Fook.

I guess this man must be cunning and wise, and he must not be underestimated!

From Dayuan to the west to Guangxin, you need to pass through the pine forest under the Luoqiao South Barren Ridge. The road is not only narrow, but also two miles long!

Qianhe, although this is the best place to set up an ambush, but I'm a little worried, if this guy is really good at fighting, will he not be suspicious when he sees such terrain?"

"It's not impossible." Wu Mao nodded: "As the inspector said, he must send some front teams to take the lead, and once there is a change, the rear team can immediately support or jump out of the ambush circle immediately."

"I guess if the two Heavenly Kings find out that something is wrong, they will most likely choose to let the brigade retreat quickly, and return to the official road to wait and see the situation before making a decision."

Zhao Jingzi touched the short beard growing on his chin, he stayed up all day and night, and his eyes were black, but the joy of winning consecutive battles still made his mind stop, and he didn't have any effort to maintain the dignity of the royal family.

"No, it won't just wait and see," Wu Mao thought for a moment and waved his hand in denial, "If something happens ahead, his first choice should be to seize the barren ridge and attack our men and horses from the flank.

Of course, now Ma Jiuye is leading the team above, but I don't think the troops are enough! We need to give him reinforcements!"

"Hehe, why don't you transfer the firecracker team and beat them up condescendingly!" Zhao Jingzi said.

"What do you think he will do if he can't take the northern foot of the barren mountains?" Li Dan asked.

Wu Mao raised his head and glanced at Zhao Jingzi, almost in unison: "Occupy Luoqiao!" ap.

"Yes, that's all he can do! Luoqiao's terrain is slightly higher, and there are houses and courtyards to rely on, and the two heavenly kings can gain a firm foothold when they take Luoqiao.

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With this small village as the main point of contention, if he can't get Luo Qiao, he has no choice but to break his tail to survive and return to Dayuan with the team!" After Li Dan finished speaking, he used his hand to point the map on Luoqiao:

"I went in person, and the front battalion, the rear battalion, and the musket team were arranged to Luoqiao. The left battalion with a big gun lay in ambush on the upper house pond to block the west side.

Lord Shan, the ambush on the middle road in the forest is up to the officers and soldiers, let Lin Shun's department follow you."

"Okay!" Sheng Huaien stroked his beard and nodded in agreement.

He knew that this "official army" already included the two divisions of the Corrected Iron Hammer and Shi Sanlian, adding up to thousands of people, and if Lin Shuntang's second squadron was included, it would be 1,200 people, and if it was just to kill the enemy's front team, his confidence was enough.

Li Dan continued: "I can't rule out the possibility that the enemy will go around the mountain, so I sent someone to inform Zhou Yingzheng and remind him to pay attention to the defense to the north." Zhao Jingzi promised to write it down.

After Zhou Qin occupied Shangbandu, he found that there were no boats there, and after asking, he learned that because he wanted to prevent the enemy from using it, the government sent people to Jianbi Qingye to the reeds at the mouth of Longtan.

Li Dan had already negotiated with Guo Xianling and Sun Shoubei, asking them to greet the Shuizhai side, set aside dozens of them to build a pontoon bridge, and then send them back to continue hiding after the baggage was transported.

"Send Gao Hanzi's squadron to Ma Jiu, as well as the archery team." Li Dan continued:

"Let Luo go up to the right and come to the halfway point of the barren mountain to stand by, between Lin Shuntang and Gao Hanzi, not only to prevent the Majiu defense line from being broken through, but also to reinforce the ambush troops at any time."

He marked several troops on the map, then looked up and said, "Let's assume that he is in the middle of the plan, then Gao Hanzi is in the front, and Luo You is in the back, pressing down the mountain and supporting Lin Shuntang to reduce the pressure on the officers and soldiers.

I led the Luoqiao teams to seal the mouth from the rear, the left battalion entered the position from Shangwutang to support the officers and troops, the right battalion Zhou Ying was leading the team to block the exit from east to west, and Ma Jiuye went down the mountain to block between Luoqiao and Dayuan.

In this way, the Second Heavenly King will surround this forest road and strive to eat it completely!

If he is not fooled. Under the command of Sheng Qian, the official army first ate his vanguard, and then the enemy either went to attack the barren mountain or retreated to Luoqiao, and we didn't give it to him in either place!

There is a general in front of him to seal the road and the two heavenly kings can't pass, after the grand man is full, he will bring the team out, we will form a solid front, if Lou Shiming does not withdraw, he can only fight against us in the unfavorable situation of the initial battle and the terrain disadvantage! What do you think?"

"San Lang means to force Lou Shiming to realize his situation, and then take the initiative to retreat? You're not really going to swallow this piece of meat, are you?" Sheng Huaien saw Li Dan's intentions.

"Yes." Li Dan nodded: "My lord, we have the prisoners of the previous two battles to digest, and the soldiers are tired from continuous battles.

So I think it's good to be able to eat Lou Shiming, but don't hold on if you can't eat it, so as not to choke yourself.

If we can force Lou Shiming to retreat and not suffer a big loss, we can even negotiate with him, and then use time to slowly digest the achievements we have obtained before, and go back to find opportunities to go further." Li Dan explained.

"Can he give us this time?" Sheng Huaien was puzzled.

"I think it should be possible, after all, Lou Shiming shouldn't want to lose too much here. If he has a chance to keep his strength, he will definitely return to the tent to pull his own little abacus!" Li Dan's answer drew a chuckle.

"Then, will the grain and grass in Fengling Town be shipped again tomorrow?" Zhao Jingzi asked.

"What is distributed to Guangxin can be shipped tonight, as long as we cover the battlefield and Lou Shiming can't get the news."

There was no objection from everyone. So he immediately sent a herald to the battalions and teams to give orders, and taking advantage of the last light before dark, the whole army rushed back in the direction of the official road.

Zhou Qin and Ma Jiu received the order, and began to build their own fences to prepare for defense.

Besides, Zhou Taifu sent out two messengers, accompanied by cattle to Dayuandu, and called the soldiers on the opposite side to rock the boat. After checking their identities, they took the two across the Chuxi River to see Lou Shiming.

The Second Heavenly King couldn't help but be surprised when he heard that his younger brother and Seventh Grandmother had not been able to escape as soon as they called Jin, and Fengling Town had been lost! Road:

"I knew that Li Sanlang on Nanshan was not a good person, but I didn't expect this little thief to be very capable, and my third brother was so brave that he fell into his hands, which is terrible!"

When he said "bad", he didn't mean he was worried about his father's partiality with his younger brother, let alone a weighed gold.

This Lou Shiming is different from his father and brother, he is a self-proclaimed ambitious person, and he never takes women and family too much to heart.

He was worried that he had come from afar and was not familiar with the local area, and he didn't bring too much military rations, if he couldn't win quickly to recapture Fengling Town, then I am afraid that it would be best to join forces with Guangxin's Zhou Taifu first.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly asked, "How many people does Captain Zhou have in his hands now, and how much grain and grass are there?"

"Back to the second young marshal, there are 1,000 people in my battalion, and the grain and grass are carried by 3,000 people, and Captain Zhou estimates that it will be no problem to eat for another month.

Because at that time, the seventh grandmother led the team to join forces with the three young marshals, but the grain and grass here were never taken away." Chow Tai Fook's personal soldiers hurriedly replied.

"Oh, that's good!" Lou Shiming was a little relieved when he heard this, in this case, he went to join the army, and estimated that the grain and grass were enough to eat for ten days and half a month.

He inquired in detail about the situation and geography of Guangxin, thought for a moment and said, "According to Captain Zhou's wishes, he will set up an ambush tomorrow morning and ask me to go to help, so after repelling the enemy army and joining forces, will he take me as the main leader?"

"This is natural, my captain said, everything is done according to the will of the second young marshal!"

"Good! In this case, the two of you go back and tell Captain Zhou that at the hour he said, I will raise troops for Guangxin on the fourth watch, and ask him to hold out until reinforcements arrive!"

Lou Shiming thought to himself that no matter what, whether to fight Guangxin first or recover Fengling Town, catch this team first and then talk about others!

As soon as the two discussed, Chow Tai Fook's personal soldiers were not happy to run at night again, so they stayed to lead the army tomorrow morning. Dou Ziwan's subordinates volunteered to go back to deliver the letter, and were sent across the river overnight.

But he turned around halfway and went to the barren ridge, and then was sent to Luoqiao by Ma Jiu's men to see Li Dan.

In this way, Li Dan learned three important news: Lou Shiming did not know that Chow Tai Fook had been annihilated; The exact time of his departure was the fifth watch; The rations he carried were insufficient.

"What kind of person do you think this Second Heavenly King is?" Li Dan pulled the messenger to sit down and asked.

This soldier had followed Tie Linglong before, and it was the first time he sat and talked with a court official, and he was a little cramped and nervous.

"Uh, the little ones think...... I think he's a man who has ideas and dares to make decisions." After saying that, he grinned, thinking to himself, why are you talking about a thief leader boasting about being so good? took a sneak peek at Li Dan.

"Oh, have ideas, dare to decide. Good, good!" Li Dan happily patted him on the shoulder: "You are bold and can observe people, which is very good!" What's your name?"

"Little, Villain Zhong Siqi"

"Okay, you go and talk to Captain Liu Zhong (Liu She, Tie Linglong), and when this battle is over, Zhong Siqi, you can come to my personal guard!"

"Huh?" Zhong Siqi was taken aback, it was a great thing to be a personal soldier for the official at that time, and he even had the opportunity to eat in the same pot with Shangguan! Flattered, he knelt down and kowtowed: "Siqi thank Lord for your grace!"

Li Dan laughed, beckoned Brother Mao to lead him down to rest, and then said to Wu Mao, "If he is really such a person, I am afraid that it will be impossible to annihilate the second son of the Lou family tomorrow."

Wu Mao nodded: "Then let's retreat and seek the second, let Lou Shi know that it is difficult to retreat, and the two camps will face each other across the river."

On the one hand, we tried to transfer the baggage into Shangrao, on the other hand, we digested and absorbed the results of the battle, and at the same time stabilized Lou Shiming with the excuse of redeeming Lou Shifan. In this way, there is stillness and movement, advance and retreat. In short, it is enough to achieve the purpose of supplying Shangrao."

Lou Shiming did what he set for himself, and the whole army set off on time on the fourth watch the next day.

However, there were only a few boats available at the Dayuan Ferry, and the two thousand people were transported for two hours, and when they all arrived on the opposite shore and the whole team was completed, the sky was already dawning.

The good thing is that the fog dissipates at this time, the surrounding scenery can be seen realistically, and the heat has not yet risen, and the cool morning breeze is suitable for marching. The whole army was not slow on foot, and they came to the bottom of the barren mountain in the middle of the hour.

"Young marshal, please look

, this is the barren ridge, and the low hills in front of it are connected to the pine ridge. It was full of pine trees and bamboo forests, and there were only two roads that were opened up in ancient times to Guangxin." Chow Tai Fook's pro-soldiers enthusiastically introduced.

"In this way, I said how did Guangxin become a county seat later." Lou Shiming looked up at the barren ridge and the Luoqiao Mountain behind him: "Then this mountain is the highest in the north of Guangxin?" You didn't put up a sentry?"

"Back to the young marshal, there are still six or seven miles away from Guangxin, and it takes two miles just to walk through this pine forest."

"Appeal ——!" Lou Shiming stopped and sat down on his horse: "What are you talking about, you have to walk two miles?"

"Yes."

Lou Shiming held his red beard and didn't speak, and a henchman lieutenant next to him understood his thoughts, and asked softly with a thousand steps, "Young marshal, why don't I take some brothers to go ahead first, and you will follow?"

"Hmm." Lou Shiming nodded slightly, and the captain immediately stepped forward and led more than 400 people first. After they went in for a while, Lou Shiming waved his hand: "Let's go!"

The team didn't go far inside, and the road was so narrow that only two cars could make a mistake, and Lou Shiming frowned and didn't say a word.

Suddenly, there was a shout of killing in front of him, Lou Shiming grabbed the reins suddenly, his eyes narrowed, and he saw figures flashing on the mountains on both sides.

Someone shouted, "Enemy attack!" Lou Shiming immediately waved his hand: "Go back, the front team will become the back team, and the shield will come forward!"

Before the words fell, a boulder rolled down the mountain, and behind them came the frightened cries of the soldiers and the howls of pain.

Fortunately, this team had been with him for a while, and had been trained by him, ignoring the dead and wounded, and immediately turned around and ran out.

The horse's hooves stepped on the sand and gravel of the official road and sparked the sparks, Lou Shiming looked back at his team and was angry: "Go and find the one who led the way and cut it for me!" He shouted, then lowered his head and gritted his teeth, muttering:

"I should have thought that I should have thought that that thief would not let me join forces with Guangxin so easily!" As he spoke, he slapped his thigh twice with regret.

In the distance, the cry of Chow Tai Fook's own soldiers was heard: "Three young marshals, three generals, I am wronged, wronged, ......!"