The canyon south of the Seven Star Gang is like an inverted gourd mouth.

The entrance is quite narrow, only more than five zhang, and gradually extends to the north, and the width of the exit is about sixty or seventy zhang.

This canyon is the passage connecting the main village with the vast area to the south, and the high mountains on both sides block the birds from crossing, which makes people feel the magic of creation.

If you want to bypass this canyon to reach the main village, you can go east or west to detour, the distance is slightly different, but it will take at least half a month.

As early as more than 30 years ago, the first gang leader Jiang Zhi chose the location of the main village, and at a glance he took a fancy to the large flat land at the southern foot of the main peak of Baotai Mountain, which can be described as the extreme of dangerous terrain.

Except for the gorge that guards the mountain gate in the south, only mountain paths pass through it to the west and north, dense mountain forests to the east, and a river to the northeast. If this is not in the deep mountains, but in the wilderness, or a relatively rich place, it will inevitably become a battleground for soldiers, just like the Panlong Pass in Huaizhou in Southern Qi.

In the end, Chen Jingtang led his elite to forcibly break through the canyon in the south, forcing tens of thousands of people from the Seven Star Gang to escape into the deep mountains and old forests in the east, and it was difficult to support for more than half a year.

More than ten years later, the village was established again, and it was more prosperous than back then, Lin Jie even led his gang to reclaim a large number of fields in the northeast, and no one wanted to destroy their hard-working homeland.

Therefore, the rebellion of Jiang Houming and others did not cause much turmoil, and Lin Jie received the loyal support of most people.

In the previous months, Lu Shen surveyed the terrain in the mountains while training his troops, and finally decided to make a fuss on this canyon in the south, building an extremely tight and complicated position, like a sharp sword ready to attack, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Yan army.

In the terrible situation that the right army led by Shang Zhirong was almost wiped out and the grain and grass were burned, Fu Sansien finally overrode the public opinion and decided to break the kettle and sink the boat for the whole army to attack the headquarters of the Seven Star Gang.

The army went all the way north, and after occupying Shuiyun Village, which had become an empty village and could not find even a grain of food, it continued to the north without hesitation for a moment, and reached the south of the canyon two days later.

During the four-day march, Fu San Sien hoped that Lu Shen would lead the Seven Star Army to harass along the way.

After entering the mountain, the Xia Shan Army, which has never had a chance to play, has long been hungry and thirsty, as long as the Seven Star Army dares to appear, no matter what kind of martial arts master, Fu San Sien has the confidence to leave it behind and besiege it.

It's a pity that the road was exceptionally calm, the Seven Star Army never appeared, and only some traps slightly blocked the Yan Army's advance, and did not cause effective damage to them.

Now the strength of the Yan army has been weakened a lot, the left and right armies have been crippled, and the rear army lost nearly 1,000 people in the night attack that night, Xu Cun simply let the able-bodied soldiers escort the wounded back, and only took the vanguard and the main force of the Chinese army with a total of 12,000 people to the north, plus the 3,000 Xiashan army led by Fu San Sien, the total strength was 15,000 people.

For the Yan army, the news that the grain and grass were burned could not be concealed at all, and the servant Sansi En did not think to cover it up, and bluntly announced that the whole army was only for half a month, and the general village of the Seven Star Gang must be destroyed in these ten days.

Excluding the time spent on the road, the Yan army only had ten days to complete the battle.

On the first day, the Yan army arrived south of the canyon and immediately set up camp, and at the same time sent a large number of elite scouts to the east and west to probe the movements of the Seven Star Army and whether there were other roads to approach the other party's lair.

In the tent of the commander of the Chinese army, a group of generals were neatly seated, and the servants Sansi En and Xu Cun sat side by side in the north.

Xu Cun looked at the generals in the tent and couldn't help but sigh softly.

In just over half a month, he had already lost Shang Zhirong and Xiao Tongyuan, and Wen Xiguang took the blame and went to the capital of Dongyang Road to wait for the fate of the general Li Shouzhen.

Now only Du Min, the former military supervisor, and Gu Taicheng, the Chinese military supervisor, are left under his command, and the military positions of Shang Zhirong and others are temporarily replaced by several deputy governors.

The farther north he went, the stronger the ominous feeling in Xu Cun's heart became, and he didn't know how many of these generals in the tent would survive after the end of this battle.

While he was worried, he said in a deep voice: "I have already sent someone to report to General Li urgently, asking him to transport a batch of grain and grass to Shuiyunzhai within fifteen days, and send 5,000 people to escort it along the road. I know that you do not agree with the decision to continue the army, so I will give you a thorough understanding first, I am not trying to force tens of thousands of people to die in vain. ”

Xu Cun was slightly stunned, his face was a little soothed, and the rest of the people had a similar reaction.

"You can tell the soldiers about this when necessary, but for now, let them tighten their minds and let them focus on breaking through the enemy's position. ”

The crowd took orders.

Fu Sansien looked at Xu Cun and asked, "Chief Xu, what are your thoughts on the next war?" ”

Xu Cun thought for a while and said cautiously: "Judging from the situation in the canyon, the enemy's preparations are very sufficient, and our army has no better way than to attack for the time being. ”

In the northern canyon, layers of walled walls and arrow stomping were built, almost filling the entire canyon, and there must be all kinds of defensive measures in it, and in front of the Yanjing coalition army was a hedgehog with almost no flaws.

Fusan Sien raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, and said in a slow tone: "Although there will be great losses in a strong attack, for our army, this may be the best situation. If the enemy continues to flee in the mountains, we will eventually have to set fire to vent our anger, and now they are in a decisive battle with our army, which is a godsend to defeat the enemy. ”

As soon as the words fell, Du Min, the former military supervisor, immediately got up and said: "General Fusan, General Xu, the last general will lead the vanguard soldiers to fight!" ”

At this moment, his expression was resolute, and he looked at death as if he were at home, and there was a little shame in his eyes, after all, the left army led by Wen Xiguang was destroyed because of his light enemy.

These days, Du Min has been in extreme anxiety and resentment, he is extremely eager that the person who is attacked by the Seven Star Army is the vanguard of the front army led by himself, and only by defeating the enemy and capturing Lu Shen alive can he wash away the shame brought to him by the other party.

Now that the confrontation between the two armies has become a trend, whether it is the duty of the vanguard front army itself, or the desire for revenge in his heart, he must stand up and take over the heavy responsibility of the first battle.

The other generals in the tent probably understood his feelings, so no one stood up to fight him.

Fu San Sien and Xu Cun glanced at each other, then got up and came to Du Min's side, and said with high hopes: "Du Dujian, I hope you will win the battle and capture the position of the bandits. ”

Du Min said: "The last general will make a military order here, and the enemy army will be defeated tomorrow!" ”

"Good!"

Fu San'en nodded heavily, and said awe-inspiringly: "Break the formation and destroy the enemy, only then will we be the vanguard general of our army!" ”

……

The sun is rising, and there is a solemn atmosphere in the mountains and wilderness.

On the first walled wall in the canyon, Lu Shen wore armor and a sword, and gazed at the southern land with a calm expression.

Beside him, stood Li Chengen, Yu Dajun and several team members, and everyone's expressions looked calm and calm.

Lu Shen opened his mouth and said, "Chengen, this battle is commanded by you. ”

Li Chengen bowed slightly and said, "The last general will take the order." ”

Lu Shen said slowly: "The first battle will be very difficult, but you have to remember that no matter how difficult it is, you can't let the enemy break through the position. ”

Li Chengen lowered his head and said: "Please rest assured, the people are in the position, and there will be no loss." ”

Lu Shen smiled faintly, his eyes still looking at the south, and said, "If I guessed correctly, Fusan Sien will not directly send the Xiashan Army, and this first battle should be led by the vanguard of the Yan Army." If I had been in his position, I would not have made such a decision. ”

Yu Dajun, who was standing next to him, asked puzzledly: "Dare to ask Lieutenant, why is this?" ”

Lu Shen said: "Because Du Min is very reckless, and he is used to acting rashly, brave but less resourceful, otherwise he would not have been careless before." Normally, such a person is indeed suitable for being the tip of a knife, but now the morale of the Yan army is vain, and a big victory is urgently needed to stabilize the morale of the army. For Fu San's heir, I should have directly let the Xia Mountain Army fight, instead of trying to test my hole cards with the Yan Army's cannon fodder. ”

Yu Dajun and the others nodded thoughtfully.

At this moment, several scouts with vigorous postures approached and said, "Captain Yudu, the first part of the Yan army is coming towards the canyon, judging from the banner, it is the Du Min Department of the vanguard front army. ”

Lu Shen smiled and said to Li Chengen, "I'll leave it to you." ”

Li Chengen resolutely replied: "Yes! ”

Lu Shen turned around and walked to the rear, then ascended to the east high place, and looked condescendingly at the entrance of the canyon.

After about half a burnt incense, I saw the Yan army coming in formation, with swords and shields rushing forward to cover, pikemen lined up on the left and right, and thousands of armored foot soldiers in the middle.

The first wall of the Seven Star Army was located in the valley, about fifty or sixty zhang away from the entrance.

The walled wall is made of earth and stone, not afraid of fire and arrows, there are arrows on both sides to stampe on the horizontal stone, like a miniature version of the city wall, although it is not comparable to the height of the serious city wall, but in this kind of terrain cramped canyon, like a moat stands in front of the Yan army.

In the bright morning light, the majestic drum sound rose leisurely from the rear of the Yan army's array, Du Min gave an order, the vanguard army rushed to the canyon, and hundreds of first foot soldiers rushed to the front, roaring and striding towards the wall.

Li Chengen held a spear in his hand, looked indifferently at the Yan army that poured into the canyon like a tide, and when the other party entered the range of forty zhang, he said in a deep voice: "Wait! ”

Dozens of soldiers of the Seven Star Army with big shoulders and round waists stood proudly on the wall, inhaling in unison, and then pulling out the strong bow with their arms, their bulging muscles almost bursting through their sleeves.

The Yan army entered the thirty zhang.

Li Chengen silently counted three times and said awe-inspiringly: "Release!" ”

Dozens of people released the bowstring at the same time, and a tooth-sore sound suddenly sounded, and the rain of arrows drew a curve forward, and then splashed down.

The more than ten Yan soldiers who rushed to the front had no way to dodge, they could only rely on the big shield to cover them, but after all, some of the arrows passed through the gap between the shields.

Fortunately, everyone was in armor first, and they comforted themselves like this.

But the next moment, the Yan army that rushed to the front all changed color.

The arrow to, break the armor, and enter the flesh three inches!

(End of chapter)