Since leaving Banyan City, there has not been a day of good weather.

The wind and drizzle whipped Liu Mo in the face, and he kicked the spurs and crossed the rising stream. Beside him, Zhu Min tugged at the hood of his cloak and muttered curses to the weather.

Even if the weather was warm, Liu Mo didn't ride well, and now, it has rained for five days, and the road conditions have become very dangerous, with soft mud and gravel everywhere. The wind whipped up, and the rain fell into the eyes.

"Maybe I should stay in Rongcheng, drink beer, eat skewers, and enjoy life?" Liu Mo's mind flashed such thoughts many times, and his own soaked clothes stuck to his body, wet and itchy.

His neck and shoulders were weighed down by the weight of his armor and sword, and to make matters worse, he had had enough of the taste of steamed buns, hard jerky, and pickled food.

When the army marched to a hundred miles away from Jianglin Mansion, Bai Chengzong suddenly ordered to set up camp.

It was early in the morning, they had just finished lunch, there was no need to stop, and besides, they were in the middle of the forest.

Although he was puzzled, it was his duty for soldiers to obey orders, and Liu Mo had to obey orders.

The sound of horses' hooves gradually subsided, engulfing the wet greenery, and in a moment the only sound was the sound of the pouring rain hitting the leaves, trees, and rocks.

His attendants quickly set up their tents, then ran out to collect fuel, digging deep into the piles of branches and leaves in the ground for dry branches.

Even with this selection, it still took a long time to spark in this damp forest.

As soon as Liu Mo sat down and was about to rest, Bai Chengzong sent someone to find him.

When they came to the main tent, Bai Chengzong, Zhu Min, Lu Sheng and all the generals were present.

"Coming? Sit down! Bai Chengzong spoke, his face full of worry.

"What happened?" Liu Mo asked Zhu Min beside him softly.

Zhu Min's face was also gloomy, "The eldest prince has lost the battle!" He said, "More than 5,000 people have been lost!" ”

it! This news is strong enough.

"Brother Zhu, be specific!" Liu Mo asked.

"General Bai will explain it to you!"

"Everyone, be quiet!" Bai Chengzong spoke again. "You're talking about it once."

All the generals fell silent, and a messenger-like soldier nodded and began to account what had happened.

"How is this possible?" Lu Sheng groaned, "What does His Royal Highness the Great Prince want to do? How did you come up with the idea of crossing the river by night? He should have known what the risks were, right? ”

"I'll do the same!" Another general spoke, this person's name was Feng Yu, and he was in command of Wupin. "General Lu, you probably haven't been to Jianghun River, otherwise you must know that the eldest prince has no choice.

The enemy has set up fortifications on the other side of the river, and now it is the rainy season in Ganglin Province (September-October of the Great Summer: the entire summer monsoon system retreats southward. Once the water level rises, the rapids of the Jianghun River, even the boatmen of decades, do not dare to cross the river easily!

Not only that, but the enemy only had to place an army on the west bank of the south bank, that is, between the two rivers. Even if all my Great Xia soldiers have wings, don't even think about flying over! ”

After hearing this, Liu Mo fell into deep thought.

"The information of Daxia is lagging behind, and this news is obviously a few days ago, when the rainy season has not yet come. The eldest prince wants to cross the river before the rainy season and support Jianglincheng, and there is really nothing wrong with it!

However, it is a pity that according to the messenger's information, the plan was discovered by Yang Yizhi, and halfway through the crossing of the river, he was greeted by the catapults and arrows of the Zhou Dynasty army on the other side of the river, and no one survived! ”

Bai Chengzong's face was gloomy, and Liu Mo could clearly see that his face was covered with fine beads of sweat.

"The rainy season in Jianglin will last throughout September, and the troops of the great prince cannot cross the river, so with our 40,000 horses, how can we defeat the 30,000 enemy troops in Jianglin City in a short time?" Feng Yu sighed, "It's just..."

"General Feng, we're all grateful for you pointing out the obvious, but the immediate priority is, what do we do next?" Lu Shengdao.

"What else? Across the Jianghun River, our connection with the Great Prince has been cut off, they can swagger into the entire Jianglin Mansion, who can stop them?

Generals, I believe that peace talks should be held immediately. ”

"Peace talks?" Liu Mo really wanted to slap Feng Yu in the face, "Sue for peace with the Zhou Dynasty who has the upper hand, then the other party's request is to cut the land." ”

"So what do you say?" Feng Yu was unconvinced, "I dare to say, if it rains for a few more days, the 70,000 enemy troops on the banks of the Jianghun River don't need to run to attack us!" ”

The Zhou Dynasty claimed to have an army of 400,000 this time, but the number of scouts should be around 140,000.

After capturing Jianglin City, the Zhou Dynasty left 30,000 troops stationed there, and 70,000 troops were deployed on the Jianghun River to block the 120,000 troops of the Great Prince of Great Xia. The movement of the rest of the troops should be coastal cities such as Xiangshan.

On the side of Great Xia, the main force was an army of 120,000 led by the Great Prince and the Sixth Prince, and the first task was to relieve the siege of Lincheng. Bai Chengzong led 40,000 troops to rescue Rongcheng, and then went all the way north, flanking the eldest prince in front and back.

According to the plan, the main force of Great Xia should cross the river before the rainy season and fight against the main force of the Zhou Dynasty.

But for some reason, it was stopped on the north bank of the Jianghun River, causing the current situation.

"Yang Yizhi is really difficult!" At this moment, Liu Mo is also the first two big, "This guy can also make reasonable use of the geographical environment, plus the weather, and occupy the south bank of the Jianghun River before the rainy season." ”

Now, the 40,000 troops I am in are encountering more headaches than the Great Prince. The connection with the main force of the Great Prince was cut off, and the absolute disadvantage of numbers made Bai Chengzong dare not go out of the forest.

Why? The main force of Great Xia can't come, as long as he knows Liu Mo's movements, Yang Yizhi can completely come out, eat Liu Mo first, and fight a protracted war with the eldest prince!

Consume it?

Then, it won't be long before the army of the Zhou Dynasty will capture the entire Jianglin Mansion.

After that, whether Great Xia will recover the mountains and rivers, or whether the Zhou Dynasty will have the last laugh, Liu Mo is impossible to know.

"I'm afraid that he is a bird, General Bai, please allocate me 5,000 elite soldiers, and I will definitely be able to annihilate the Zhou Dynasty miscellaneous in Jiangfu and Henan!"

Bai Chengzong raised his eyes and glanced at Zhu Min, "It's not proper, it's inappropriate!" ”

"General Bai, we might as well withdraw to Linyang, wait for the winter, and then..."

"The choppy of the Zhou Dynasty will not let us survive this winter." Lu Shengdao.

"So what do you say you should do? Stay in this ghost forest for the winter? ”

Then began to be a gossip in the tent.

Seeing this, the biggest headache is Bai Chengzong.

He got up. "Enough!" He snapped, his voice piercing through the noise like a sword cutting through grease. "For such an important military meeting, you should be shopping for groceries on the street?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone shut up.

Liu Mo closed his eyes and began to think.

"Yang Yizhi's temperament is arrogant... Prince..."

"The rainy season, the climate, stop by the river!!"

"There you have it, it's better to..."

He quietly walked towards Bai Chengzong and leaned into the other party's ear, "General Bai, I have a plan, but I need to tell you in private!" ”

Bai Chengzong turned his head to look at Liu Mo, and then announced: "All retreat." He said sharply, "Liu Mo, you stay." Zhu Min, Lu Sheng, you too. Others let me out. ”

After everyone left, Bai Chengzong spoke again, "Liu Mo, let's talk about it, what a plan!" ”

Liu Mo showed a hint of a smile, "First of all, if you hand over all these 40,000 troops to my command, you will definitely be able to retreat from the enemy!" ”

"What..."Zhu Min said in surprise to Lu Sheng!