The soldiers and horses did not move, the grain and grass went first, before the grain and grass, a large number of scouts took the lead in the battlefield, and both sides showed their magical powers, in order to learn the opponent's military situation earlier, and strive to pass the obtained information back to China faster, if you can burn incense earlier, you may be able to reduce the casualties of more than 100 people on your side, if you can be half a day earlier, you may be able to turn the whole situation of the battle! Therefore, in addition to the iron cavalry that can fight on horses as the central force of the dynasty, all countries will also spend great energy and financial resources to cultivate a large number of scouts.

As a general of the Xiping State Expedition to the East, although not as famous as Sikong Li, Baili Jin and others, its strength should not be underestimated, as a young generation of generals, A Shan crossbow was committed to cultivating a large number of scouts as early as ten years ago, and now after ten years of unremitting cultivation, A Shan crossbow has 800 light feather scouts under his command, with the most powerful horses, with the most sophisticated equipment. In the event of a war, if someone dies, at most three months, there will be candidates to fill in, and the number of light feather scouts has remained stable at 800 all year round.

With the 100,000 troops of the Liang State gathered in Heding City, 40,000 soldiers under the command of Ashan crossbow also gathered in the south city of the heavy dungeon on the border of Xiping State, the two cities are only fifty miles apart, among them, there is the Feiyun Stream that makes the soldiers of the Liang State frightened, stretching for thirty miles in depth, the mountain cliffs on both sides are extremely steep, and there are countless holes in the mountain wall, which is convenient for hiding the ambush soldiers, but the width of the stream is only more than ten zhang, and it is extremely difficult to pass. Cao Bo once led his troops to attack Xiping Kingdom many times, but they all died here.

The first batch of light feather scouts had secretly left the city from the prison south city a day ago, crossed the Feiyun Stream, a group of ten people, dressed in disguise, and changed into a household that was destined to not distinguish the authenticity, and it was originally planned that three groups of people and horses entered Heding City successively to inquire about the news. In order to prevent being caught by the thieves of the Liang State, the three groups of people were ready to follow the people of Heding City into the city together, but Cao Bo knew that the scouts under the crossbow of Ashan were powerful, and he had ordered the city to be closed three days ago, neither out nor entered, and those who dared to approach the city gate were all detained in the prison of Heding City, and then interrogated one by one after the end of the war.

With the unfavorable departure of the first batch of scouts, the follow-up twenty people did not dare to act rashly again, and returned to the southern city of the prison by the same route, without bringing back any useful military information, which was the first time that Ah Shanxuan and Cao Bo had fallen into disadvantage since they fought several times.

In the southern city, Ah Shan's crossbow was wearing heavy armor, standing in front of the Feiyunjian terrain map, his fingers were crossed, and there were words in his mouth, and the rest of the generals under his command did not dare to come forward to disturb, only Ah Shan's righteous son, who was only eighteen years old and now served as a centurion in the light feather scout with his brilliant military merits, could say a few words to Ah Shan's crossbow at this time.

"Father-in-law, now the Light Feather Battalion has sent thirty people, not to mention that they have returned in vain, and they have even been detained by the dog thieves of the Liang State Ten brothers, but do you want the child to go to Heding City in person?" A tall, but childish young scout stood behind Ah Shan's crossbow and asked with his fists clenched.

Ah Shanxuan shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Nan'er, don't be impulsive, this trip failed to find out the military situation, and it caused ten brothers to be imprisoned, because my father was careless." After dealing with Cao Bo for so many years, this guy has finally learned to be smart. You can rest assured, although my father doesn't know how many soldiers and horses Liang Guo dispatched this time, but with the natural barrier of Feiyun Stream, no matter how many people come, they are not afraid. ”

Yang Qinan's eyes were blazing, and he said with a cruel smile: "Liang Guo is kind enough to send us military merits, this kindness, we will reluctantly accept it, and we will definitely build a magnificent Jingguan in front of the prison south city at that time!" ”

Ah Shanxuan nodded, and suddenly said: "Cao Bo must not have guessed that I would send half of my troops to be stationed in Feiyunjian, let alone that I would personally lead the troops to sit in the town, Nan'er, if my father expects it well, there will be a few of your opponents in this battle, don't let my father down." ”

Yang Qinan licked his lips, his eyes full of murderous energy.

In Heding City, Cao Bo and the three tigers and several other generals under his command are deducing around a huge sand table, Huang Fanlong, as the head of the three tigers, looked at the robe around him, and took the lead in saying: "You are all from your own family, and Huang doesn't make many detours, so he has something to say." Feiyun Stream's terrain is precipitous, I don't know how many times I went south to the south, all of them were broken here, and now the spies in the south of the prison city risked death to spread the news, this time there are still Xiping Guo led 40,000 troops to defend the city in person, before my Liang 100,000 soldiers attacked the city, do you have a way to let the army cross the Feiyun Stream safely? ”

Lin Wang, who is also one of the three tigers, frowned and said: "Although the cliffs on both sides are steep, it is not impossible to detour originally, but in this case, the army will need to spend at least three days on a journey, not to mention, and have to pass through the desolate poisonous swamp area full of miasma, so that Feiyun Stream has become the only way to go to the southern city of Jiaonan!" Ah Shan's crossbow will also send people to ambush on the cliffs on both sides, for the sake of today's plan, only 'fast horses and whips', and strive to pass quickly in exchange for the least battle damage. ”

Cao Bo sighed, looked at Ling Zhan on the side, and asked, "General Ling, you have followed the King of Qingzhou for many years, and I would like to hear your opinion." The latter is now an official and a loyal general, originally a pioneer under Li Jian, and after Li Jian was crowned Wang Qingzhou, Ling Zhan switched to Cao Bo's subordinates.

Ling Zhan frowned, and replied: "General Hui, the last general followed the king of Qingzhou to fight before, the essence is nothing more than 'fast, accurate, ruthless' three words, just now General Lin also said, now Feiyun Jian has almost become a necessary place to go to the south of the city, and it has become a place where both sides must fight, my Liang as the siege party, has lost the opportunity, since the detour is not good, simply send heavy troops to seize the cliffs on both sides, little by little encroachment on the territory, even if it costs one or two thousand soldiers, as long as the army can safely cross the Feiyun Stream and arrive at the south of the prison, this battle will be fought. ”

Cao Bo nodded: "What General Ling said is that the order will be sent immediately, the troops will be divided into two routes, the army will march from the waterway, General Ling will lead 40,000 foot soldiers to capture the mountain cliff with all his might, Fan Long and Lin Wang, you two will serve as the left and right vanguards, and you must occupy the high ground before the army arrives at Feiyun Stream!" ”

"The last general commands!"

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The next day, all the troops of Liang set out, Ling Zhan led 20,000 foot soldiers straight to the top of the mountain, and Cao Bo personally led the remaining 60,000 troops to cross the Feiyun Stream. At the same time, Ah Shan's crossbow and his righteous son Yang Qinan arrived at the front battlefield early, waved the flag, and said to all the soldiers under him: "Everyone should be up to the twelve-point spirit, guard the foot of the mountain, whoever stands in the southernmost place, shoot whoever is shot, and be sure to let the corpses of the dog thieves of the Liang State fill the flying cloud stream!" ”

100,000 against 40,000, not simply equivalent to 10 to 4, in the case of such a huge disparity in strength, Cao Bo does not believe that Ashan crossbow has the courage to fight outside the city, at most he will only send 10,000 soldiers and horses to guard Feiyun Stream, not that he can't invest more, but if he is rushed through Feiyun Stream by the Liang army, there are less than 30,000 soldiers and horses left, and Ashan crossbow will use soldiers like a god, after all, it is not a god who scatters beans into soldiers, and he can't hold the southern city anyway! With only 10,000 people, even if they are brave and good at fighting, and have a unique geographical advantage, what can they do? They sent Ling Zhan, Huang Fanlong, and Lin Wang, and there were even 40,000 foot soldiers! Cao Bo didn't believe that he would still lose this battle.

If it is according to common sense, Cao Bo's inference is good, under the premise of having a disadvantage of 60,000 troops, if he is a bystander, he naturally only dares to send a small number of troops to defend Feiyun Stream, but in fact, not only Cao Bo guessed wrong, even the rest of the generals under Ah Shan's crossbow did not guess that the general would order his 40,000 troops to pour out, and the whole army was ambushed on the cliffs on both sides of Feiyun Stream late a night ago. For this desperate decision, none of the generals in Xiping held an opposing opinion, except for Ashan's crossbow to govern the army, and more importantly, this general of the Eastern Expedition fought with Cao Bo several times, without any defeat! The soldiers under him have almost blind trust in him!

The 40,000-strong army was waiting for the upcoming battle, and everyone did not dare to take it lightly. Yang Qinan walked quietly to Ah Shan's side and asked softly, "Father-in-law, wouldn't it be too risky to be so dangerous?" In case the army fails to hold the Feiyun Stream, the southern city of the prison is tantamount to an empty city, and the army of the Liang State will be like entering a no-man's land, will this bet be too big? ”

Ah Shan's crossbow looked solemn, looked at the turbulent water in front of him, and said slowly: "The reason why Xiping Kingdom is easy to defend and difficult to attack is all because of the natural danger of Feiyun Stream. His father had fought with Cao Bo several times, without any defeat, not because he used soldiers like a god for his father, Nan'er must not underestimate the heroes of the world because of this. Liang Guobing is strong and strong, even if the soldiers under my command are brave and good at fighting, if the two armies face each other outside the southern city, 40,000 horses and horses can only eat Cao Bo 60,000 at most, so it is necessary to consume as much Liang Guo's troops as possible in this Feiyun Stream, in the final analysis, it is still a gap in national strength, if you can give more 30,000 soldiers and horses to your father, what can Cao Bo's 100,000 troops do? No one will be able to see the head of the southern city! ”

Yang Qinan gritted his teeth and said: "If the three generals of our country are willing to help, if the king is willing to send more troops..."

Ah Shanxuan sneered and interrupted: "It's better to ask for others than for yourself, those three wine bags and rice bags, in addition to doing some things to get the icing on the cake and get military merits, there is only lip service left." As for why King Nu refused to increase his troops, it was nothing more than that he was worried that he would support his own army for his father and raise troops to rebel. 40,000 is already the limit, he Hongjiang thinks very highly of himself, thinking that with his ability to lead troops, 20,000 pro-troops are enough to balance my 40,000 iron-blooded soldiers! ”

Yang Qinan hesitated again and again, and finally made up his mind, and asked in a deep voice: "Father-in-law, to say something heart-wrenching, the angry king is absurd and unreasonable, why don't we take advantage of the situation and rise up and simply set ourselves up as kings!" ”

Hearing this, Ah Shanxuan turned his head and squinted his eyes to stare at the righteous son he was carrying. Yang Qinan consciously lost his words, lowered his head deeply, like a thorn in his back, and did not dare to look at Ah Shan's crossbow. Unexpectedly, the latter just sighed and said, "What if you turn against the King of Fu? It's nothing more than Xiping Guo changing his surname. It is said that if you go outside, you must first settle inside, and it is not difficult to overthrow him Hongjiang, but if you raise an army to rebel, how many of the 40,000 soldiers under my command will be killed or injured? At that time, how can the remaining soldiers and horses resist the army of Liang State? Nan'er, as my only son, you need to take a long-term view. ”

Yang Qinan clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "The child has been taught. ”

Ah Shan twisted his wrist and asked, "Are the enemy fortifications ready?" ”

Yang Qinan replied: "The iron cable hook nets under the water, copper juice wood, etc., are all ready. ”

Ah Shan nodded, thinking in his heart that the war was about to begin, and he didn't know how many people would die.