The Wei army slowed down the pace of its march?

Li Mu almost subconsciously glanced at Ji Guofu, he put away the surprise in his eyes, and then asked, "According to the current speed of the Wei army, when will they arrive in Hedong territory?" ”

"It's expected to take a day."

"One Day ......"

Li Mu frowned.

The distance between Hexi and Hedong is not only about 200 miles, and the nearest place from Hexi to Linhe is only a few dozen miles, and if you march quickly, you can reach it in about half a day at the earliest.

Generally speaking, if they are not prepared, it will take them almost half a day from the discovery of military intelligence to emergency mobilization and deployment.

If the Wei army really wanted to be taken by surprise and attacked unprepared, it would not have dragged on like this.

Wu Qi on the other side must have other plans.

Li Mu's gaze fell on the map in front of him, staring at the location of Huaxian.

He couldn't help but believe a little more about the Wei army that Ji Guofu had heard.

Without further ado, Li Mu immediately summoned his scouts and ordered: "You go forty miles north, check if there is any trace of the Wei army, if there is any trouble, tell me immediately, and do it quickly." ”

"Yes, General."

After Li Mu finished dealing with it, a bit of solemnity appeared on his originally indifferent face.

He looked at Ji Guofu and asked, "Can you find out, who is the leader who went to Huaxian?" ”

Ji Guofu said in a tone that was not quite sure: "The humble position is not completely certain, and it is likely to be Lu Zonghui, the general of the Eastern Army." ”

Li Mu nodded and said: "Lu Zonghui is a person with average skills, and it is okay to lead the army into battle, but if he is a general, he is far from Cen Xiu, Feng Yi and others, and he is only a second- or third-rate general." ”

He walked up to Ji Guofu, patted him on the shoulder and said, "You did a beautiful job this time, if Wei Jun is really as you say, then the information you brought back is enough for you to return to your original position." ”

Ji Guofu was unmoved.

Even if he was reinstated, he would be just a lieutenant, and there would be few surprises.

However, although he thought so, he did not have any dissatisfaction on his face, but said gratefully: "Thank you, General." ”

"You have been running all the way, and go back to have a good rest, and I will call you again if there is something in the future."

"The last general will retire first."

After Ji Guofu left, Li Mu fell into contemplation like a stake, constantly constructing the terrain of Hedong County in his mind, thinking about what strategy he might adopt if he stood in the other party's position.

And then what method should you use to crack it.

As a result, after several deductions, he found that if it was under the same force, if the Wei army occupied Huaxian County, the Zhao army would suffer a big loss.

We can't let the Wei army succeed like this.

By the evening, the scouts he had sent out had sent back the news.

Indeed, as Ji Guofu's intelligence predicted, there was a Wei army rushing in the direction of Huaxian, and there were quite a few of them, and a rough calculation should be no less than 150,000.

At this point, Li Mu had nothing to hesitate about.

Immediately summoned the generals in the army, and said straight to the point: "We have discovered a Wei army north of Hedong City, intending to capture our Huaxian. ”

Li Mu asked the people below to spread out the map, pointed to a certain place and said: "Huaxian is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and there are only 10,000 people in the entire county. ”

A general took the initiative to ask: "The last general is willing to bring 100,000 horses and horses to stop the Wei army for the general, and they must not be allowed to succeed." ”

"The last general is also willing to ......"

"The Last General ......"

One by one, his men stepped forward.

They all saw that this was intentional but not unintentional, and it was a rare credit to be able to catch the opponent off guard.

Naturally, I don't want to miss it.

Ji Guofu has a full view of the performance of these people.

Those who took the initiative to stand up were all close to Li Mu.

And those who are a little estranged, or the innate martial artists who are like him, basically remain silent and do not say anything.

Li Mu said: "Although it is important on the Huaxian side, the Hedong side cannot be relaxed. ”

"From here to Huaxian County, it will take three or five days to get to Huaxian as fast, and six or seven days to slow down, and then if my prediction is good, Wu Qi's subordinates will find a way to delay us and create opportunities for the Eastern Army in Huaxian."

As he spoke, his gaze swept to his subordinates who were not taken seriously.

"Hu Yunfeng!"

"The end will be." A middle-aged man with a goat's beard jumped out of his eyelids and stubbornly walked out.

Everyone knows that Wu Qi's command is a strong team, and he just fought with them and won a big victory, which is when morale is high.

If you really want to be together, it will be a tough battle, and it will be difficult to get credit.

A subordinate named Hu Yunfeng only felt that he was quite unlucky.

Li Mu said: "Next, you and Captain Wang will lead 80,000 horses to hold the camp, and if necessary, you can also retreat to Hedong City to hold on." ”

Hu Yunfeng said expressionlessly: "The last general obeys the order." ”

"Xue Guangdao, Zhong Qin."

"The end will be."

"You bring 100,000 soldiers and horses to stop Lu Zonghui."

The two generals of the Zhao Army couldn't help but show a little joy on their faces, and said happily: "The last general obeys the order." ”

"Let's go down and make arrangements, determine the deployment of the march, and report to me as soon as possible."

The expressions of the people in the main tent were solemn, and they said in unison: "Yes! ”

After Li Mu finalized the next direction, he did not stay in the main tent for a long time, and met with the two elders of Haoran Sect, Li Zixu and Yu Du, alone.

When he walked into the tent, the two elders had their eyes closed.

Elder Li Zixu, who was in the middle, held a heavy sword in his hand, and his body was as stable as a mountain.

A powerful aura emanated from him, causing the air to fluctuate.

His muscles tensed and he was drenched in sweat, as if he was swinging his sword with the strength of his whole body.

However, his demeanor was unusually calm, and slowly, wisps of faint white qi emerged from his body, vaguely forming a dragon groaning state, showing the depth of his cultivation.

This is a martial arts realm master who has cultivated to an amazing degree, and has a high attainment in swordsmanship.

Seeing that the two of them were showing signs of regain, Li Mu said, "Some news about the Yinxu Ancient Tomb has already been inquired, elders, you have to listen to it." ”

Li Zixu and Yu Du both let out a breath of turbid air when they heard the movement, and slowly opened their eyes.

"Oh?" Li Zixu put away his heavy sword, the flush on his face also disappeared, and he said, "I hope General Li will tell me." ”

Li Mu said: "The ancient tomb of the Yin Kingdom is in the compound of the Luling Wang's family, and it has been explored by the martial king Zhao Hongming one step in advance. The jade seal that the elders said was also obtained by him and sent to the Great Liang court a few days ago. ”

Hearing this news, Li Zixu and Yu both looked at each other.

That's not good news for them.

"Is there any confirmation of the news?"

Li Mu said: "Today, the Wei army is pressing, and I don't have much energy to verify this matter. Thinking about it, it should be eight or nine without a big deviation. ”

Li Zixu groaned and said: "When my short-lived apprentice was still alive, he sent back information that Wei Wuji of the Ming Sect had a big fight with the Wang family, and during that time, it was rumored that there was a mystery of immortality at the bottom of the Wang family's lake. ”

"Come to think of it, it should be the imperial mausoleum of the Yin Kingdom." Li Zixu said with a little pity: "We are still a step slow. If that thing fell into the hands of the Wei court, it would be a little difficult to take it out again. ”

"Senior brother, let's take Ying County first. There is not only one tomb of the emperor of the Yin Kingdom, maybe in addition to the Wang family, there can be other discoveries. Yu Du continued: "Besides, if we take Ying County, we also have the conditions for negotiation with the Wei court, and it is not impossible to exchange a city for a jade seal. ”

"Elder Yu has a point." Li Mu took the opportunity to say: "Right now, we are fighting with the two armies of the Wei army, it is a critical moment, earlier, Elder Han has already gone to the river bank to set up defenses, and now the army is ready to move to block another army, and I hope that the two elders will help one or two." ”

Li Zixu didn't say much, nodded and said, "Notify us when General Li is ready, and we will go with the army to assist you." ”

In the current Zhao State, above the imperial court, Li Mu and Pang Hao are the two most powerful.

They Haoran Sect and Li Mu got closer.

The rest of the families and martial arts forces are closer to Pang Hao, and the two have a bit of a competition.

This time, they had a greater intention to attack Wei Guoying County, so they should naturally support it.

Li Mu couldn't help but smile a little on his face: "We expect to leave early tomorrow morning, and I will send someone to inform the two of you at that time." It's not early, and I won't disturb the two of you to rest, and take your leave. ”

By the time he left the big tent of Haoran Sect, the sky had become dark.

The last rays of the setting sun faded away.

Night is coming.

Li Mu looked at the direction where the sunset disappeared, only pink and yellowing clouds remained, and he didn't know why he had a bad premonition in his heart.

It went so well.

It's as if there's an invisible hand pushing all of this secretly.

It's a bad feeling.

"It's best for me to stay in the camp this time to prevent accidents, with two martial arts realm martial artists in charge, it should be fine." Li Mu muttered to himself in his heart.

……

Far away on the other side of Hedong City.

An army of about 30,000 people rested in place.

This army is none other than Wei Wushu, who is deliberately suppressing the speed.

In the temporary camp, the bonfire is burning and the lights are flickering, reflecting a lively and peaceful atmosphere.

At this time, there was no combat mission, and many Wei Wushu had a little relaxation on their faces, sitting by the bonfire and chatting, and even some Wei Wushu were still humming unknown tunes, adding a little chic color to this night.

Wu Qi in the tent was sitting on the long table, holding a wine glass, thinking about the next plan.

He stared at the flames outside the tent, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

In another camp, Zhao Hongming's attendants were busy feeding and grooming the horses in the stables, and the neighing and whispering of horses could be heard from time to time.

"Tomorrow, Your Highness will break away from the army and go north alone, we must feed the horses well, so as not to cause problems and provoke Your Highness to blame."

"Your Highness doesn't follow the army to suppress the formation, why do you want to act alone?"

"If you want to live a long time, you don't inquire about Your Highness's affairs, it's not good for you, what Your Highness asks you to do, you just follow what you do."

"Oh, I see."

In the big tent, Zhao Hongming sat cross-legged on top of the long case.

He has a burly figure and muscular hair, and he looks imposing.

As he breathed, a cyan true intent continued to surge over him, with a dazzling light like thunder and lightning.

His eyes moved slightly, and he summoned the [Heavenly Dao Reward for Diligence] martial arts panel, presenting all the information about his cultivation.

[Name: Zhao Hongming]

[Cultivation Exercises: Eight Desolations and Immortal Skills-Martial Courage Three Grades (10064/500000), Array Dao Sutra Mastery (781/1000), Thunder Destruction Dharma Body-Martial Courage One Product (1623/100000)]

[Martial Arts: The Third Realm of Open Heaven (342/2000), The Secret of the Desert (26111/∞), The Third Realm of Broken Mountain (2804/4000), The Second Realm of Demon Suppression (699/3000), The Third Realm of Moving Mountains (39/3000)]

[Breakthrough Martial Arts: None]

[Today's practice time: 4 hours]

[Constitution: Thunder Annihilation Body]

[Root Bone Bonus: 8]

His main realm has not yet shown any signs of breaking through.

After entering the Martial Courage Realm, it began to be extremely difficult to break through.

If you want to really improve your martial arts, you have to concentrate on cultivating for a period of time after the war in Zhao is over.

Just pick up everything at hand.

The industry is good at diligence and frolic, and the main business can never be abolished.

The next morning, before dawn, Zhao Hongming was dressed in armor, transformed into Wei Wuji's appearance, and secretly separated from the army with his subordinates.

Leaving with them were about 3,000 Wei warriors and a part of the chariots.

Wei Wushu will be stationed in the land west of the river for a few days, and there will be no movement for the next period of time.

On the contrary, it won't be long before Zhao Jun and Lu Zonghui will meet in the north, and the two will definitely fight.

When Lu Zonghui and Zhao Jun both beat out their respective dog brains, it was the time for them to make a move.

At that time, this army led by Zhao Hongming will be used as a surprise army to attack the flank of the Zhao army's base camp, and the remaining Wei soldiers will eat the strength of the Zhao army's base camp.

The scorching sun hung high, and the heavens and the earth were bright.

Lu Zonghui led an army of 150,000 and marched on this land at the junction of Wei and Zhao.

The rugged terrain is treacherous, with dense forests and vast scenery on the march.

The thick woods were joined together, making it difficult for the marching troops to move slowly.

Lu Zonghui rode on horseback, held a long whip and said to his subordinates: "If you go a little further, there will be an open shallow valley, and then we can rest again and set off again." ”

"Yes, General."

At Lu Zonghui's urging, the 150,000-strong army turned a corner along the mountain, and the open land in front of them was exposed in front of them.

The fields are green, the water is rippling, the valley is very flat, surrounded by green hills on both sides, and the dangerous scenery is gone, making people feel as if they have crossed from winter to spring.

From here, it is clinging to the mountain, and with just an opening, you can either go deep into the shallow valley or attack from the enemy's flank in the south.

It is a good place for Lu Zonghui to cooperate with Li Mu.

"Our army is encamped here."

"General, is it still early in the morning and no longer marching for a journey? His Royal Highness King Wu also asked me to occupy Huaxian as soon as possible. ”

"Do you have a problem with my arrangement?"

"Don't dare!"

"Then do as I tell you."

"Yes!"

As the troops deepened and the woods gradually emptied, a meandering river appeared in front of everyone, with gentle artemisia grass floating on the water, gently rippling with the current, which was refreshing.

On the banks of the river, the marching troops began to set up camp and build camps.

Lu Zonghui rode up to a high ground, looked into the distance, and saw a faint Zhao army rushing towards this place in the distance.

(End of chapter)