The old stick frowned, bent down, and looked in the direction pointed by the sergeant's finger, there seemed to be a dozen red lights shining in the distance, he shook his head, he didn't know what it was, he could only guess: "Probably our scout team, right? Walking at night, you can't do it without torches." ”

"It can't be Tang Jun, right?" the fat sergeant said with some worry when he thought of his previous crow's mouth.

"Probably not. The old stick thought for a moment, "According to what the general said, the Tang army is at least a few hundred miles away from here, where is there such a fast? Not to mention that there are only a dozen fires, if the Tang army arrives overnight and wants to enter the mountain, there must be 50,000 people, and the torches can be all over the ground." ”

The fat sergeant nodded and breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, you're still an old stick, you are amazing, you can guess so many things just by looking at it." ”

"I'm talking nonsense, too. The old stick grinned, missing a front tooth in his mouth, and looked particularly ugly.

It's just that the next moment, the old stick's eyes changed.

Maybe God wanted to play a joke with them, but at this moment, the dozen or so fires under the mountain gradually split, and finally changed from a dozen to dozens, dozens to hundreds, and finally became one!

In the dark night, these fires were like bright stars, but a piercing chill welled up on the old stick's back, and it was just a time to breathe, and he felt cold sweat gushing out continuously, wetting his vest.

"What are they going to do......" The old stick stared at the firelight, and then noticed that the firelight began to change, and began to spread towards the mountain, and then the firelight seemed to burst, gradually magnifying, magnifying......

This is to ...... Set?

The old stick finally realized something, turned his head and began to run back.

Several sergeants behind him also hurriedly followed.

"Quick! go back and tell the general!" the old stick shouted in an anxious voice as he ran: "The Tang army is at the foot of the mountain, they are going to set fire!"

He knew very well in his heart that at this time it was past the white dew, the sky was dry, the ground was full of flammable hay and dead wood, and their army was stationed in the mountains, once the mountain fire started, they would be trapped alive!

Thinking of this, he ran a little faster, and even used the strength of feeding, and a somewhat aging heart was almost jumping out of his chest.

But he didn't dare to stop, he had to run, keep running.

When the old stick entered the camp, the barracks was already in chaos, the soldiers were hastily wearing armor in the camp tents, weapons were scattered everywhere on the ground, and many archers did not even have time to get their quivers, but took a sword, but their expressions were very dazed.

"There are also fires under the mountains in the south!"

"The north side too!"

"Fire! fire everywhere!"

No one expected that such a change would happen in advance, didn't they say that the Tang army was still a hundred miles away? Why did they reach the foot of the mountain overnight, and they still started to set fire in all directions of the mountain in a very tacit understanding?

At this moment, their west side is a cliff, the south and north sides are full of flames, and it will not be much better to come to the east, this fire is not like a person, even if they take a spear to stab, it is impossible to make a way for people, are they destined to be burned to death on this mountain tonight?

"Quiet, quiet, don't mess around!" Several generals also looked nervous, and from their somewhat messy armor, it could be seen that they had just woken up from sleep, and their faces were still a little worried, and they hurriedly maintained order.

Zhao Kuan also put on his armor and walked out of the big tent quickly, looking at the chaotic military camp, his eyes flashed: "What's the matter? Where is the Tang Army? Where is the Tang Army?"

"General!" Zhang Cheng held the hilt of his sword and said with a panicked expression: "On three sides, there are people on all sides who report that they have found the Tang Army......! Set a fire down there, and the fire will soon burn!"

"Three-sided?" Zhao Kuan's eyes widened, and at this moment, the firelight gradually lit up, and in the dark night, billowing smoke and dust rose up, obscuring the bright starlight, "What...... What's going on? How could the Tang army suddenly appear? And the position of our army was predicted?"

He knew better than everyone that he had set the location for this ambush, and if the Tang army wanted to fight them, they would have to enter the valley, but at the moment, the Tang army did not enter the mountain, but directly lit a raging fire on the periphery, which was equivalent to besieging them in the fire.

Could it be that there are spies in your camp?

No...... Wrong. He lowered his head and thought, even if it was a spy, it was impossible to deliver the news to the Tang army so quickly, they arrived here at noon yesterday, and now the Tang army arrived before the dawn, so it seems that ...... On the contrary, it seems that the Tang army expected them to go up the mountain early in the morning, and ambushed them nearby in advance......

"Impossible......" Zhao Kuan trembled and grasped the hilt of his sword, "How can my tactics be seen through......"

"General!" Zhang Cheng shouted: "Hurry up and give an order! If you drag it out any longer, this fire will burn up!"

"Fire ......" Zhao Kuan looked at the billowing smoke, and said with a dead face: "What else can I do about this?" The Tang army surrounded three sides, but there was a cliff to the west, and it was very difficult to go down, not to mention so many people ......."

In the barracks, there were already painful cries of soldiers one after another.

At the foot of the mountain, a huge monster seemed to be wrapped in the firelight, frantically churning among the grass and trees, not only the dry weeds and branches, but also many towering trees gradually burned, and the mountains that stretched for dozens of miles turned into a huge brazier almost instantly, illuminating the dark night sky, and the original bright moonlight was dyed with a layer of blood red.

The Tang army was swept away by this heat wave, and couldn't help but take a few steps back, but the sweaty sergeants didn't dare to retreat too much, because their main general, who was riding his own monster-like tall war horse at the moment, stood at the front of the queue, silent and motionless.

Xiang Chu is Chinese New Year's Eve years old today, he is the peak of a man's physical strength, and he is the most powerful "overlord" in the Tang Army's southern expedition, with a majestic figure, the muscles of his arms and shoulders support his dark gold heavy armor with cold light, and the whole person sits on horseback like a towering hill.

"Zhao Kuan?" Xiang Chu was rough in the battle, looking at the side face from a distance like a bearded man, but looking at his face up close, he didn't feel rough, but a little handsome, he reached out and stroked the sword on his waist, the cold sword body was sealed in the scabbard, but it had already faintly revealed Sen Ran's killing intent.

"Huh. He suddenly chuckled disdainfully, "One straw bag, the Mo family doesn't need Wang Xuanwei to use him?" ”

"General!" A war horse ran closer, and the general on the horse shouted from afar: "Fire has been set on three sides, with the help of the mountain wind, the fire is booming, even if Zhao Kuan is powerful, I am afraid that he will not be able to rush out of this flame." ”

Xiang Chu nodded, looking at the rising flames and fallen trees, showing a little sneer, the world said that he had a violent temper, and he used soldiers like fire, but now he really set a fire, and the tens of thousands of Mo family troops on this mountain are afraid that they will all have to be buried in this fire.

"Is there any news from Long Ju's side?" Xiang Chu asked.

"Half an hour ago, someone came to report that General Long had already made a move, and those roads were Zhao Kuan's suspicious soldiers, but they just wanted us to think that their main force was heading for Jinzhou. General Long won a great victory, beheading 3,000 and taking more than 10,000 prisoners. The general's face was happy, "General, this is the first big victory of our Tang Army since it entered the Mo family, and when the news reaches Ding'an City, the people will definitely praise the general's martial arts." ”

"Oh. ”

Xiang Chu didn't care about this kind of false name, for him, he cared more about another thing.

Wang Xuanwei ...... The battlefield without you is really a bit boring......" Xiang Chu shook his head suddenly, as if he was talking to the generals on the side, and as if he was talking to himself, "I thought that the Mo family could have a face-to-face with him, so that I could have a good look at this former sage...... I didn't expect that wow, he was robbed of military power by the Mo family giant, and I heard that now he is in his house all day long, fishing and playing chess, and he lives like a little old man who has returned to his hometown......"

"The court dispute in Jicheng is already complicated, although Wang Xuanwei has a great reputation, but after all, it is not like those courtiers who have private friendships with the party, I think whether it is Confucianism or Legalism, they will regard it as an outlier......" The general sighed: " Originally, the Mo family giant has always been his solid backstage, but last year, for some reason, he transferred troops without authorization and took away a thousand black cavalry elites from Jicheng, and after he went back, he couldn't give a reasonable reason. ”

"I don't care about that. Xiang Chu said indifferently: "I only know that as long as he lives for one day, it will be impossible for us to really defeat the Mo family." ”

The general was slightly surprised, but he felt that Xiang Chu had some truth in what he said, Wang Xuanwei led 100,000 troops back then, and he was able to defeat the 300,000 coalition troops of those countries, if such a person returned to the army again, who knows what miracles he would create?

This leader of the Guigu faction is not the second ancestor like Zhao Kuan who only knows how to read military books, and today they were able to burn Zhao Kuan because Xiang Chu only used a few glances to see his reality and reality, and Wang Xuanwei, it is rumored that he used soldiers strangely, and it is not easy to see through him.

"What does the general want to do?" The general probably heard that Xiang Chu had made a decision, and asked softly, "Where do we fight next?"

Xiang Chu closed his eyes and pondered for a while, shook his head, and sneered: "According to my thoughts, I want to fight where the sea is going to be hit." ”

The general was stunned and said hurriedly: "General...... That's not a joke, this attack on the Mo family, the lord of Canghai and the concubine Niangniang have already discussed, if you make your own decisions, I am afraid that the concubine Niangniang will not like it. ”

"Hmph. What do I want Xiang Chu to do, but also take into account whether others like it or not?" Xiang Chu sneered, "But what Canghai wants to gnaw this time is also a hard bone, so I'm not in a hurry to grab it from them." It's just that it's too boring for me to be their suspicious soldier in this remote place. ”

He pulled the reins, and the horse's hooves were crisp, but the sound of the black horse's breathing was like that of a terrible beast, and the gusts of air from the horse's nose even lifted up a few pieces of turf on the ground.

"Go to Jinzhou. Xiang Chu's expression was calm, and his eyes were not angry and self-threatening with a bit of expectation, "Perhaps...... There is a chance to meet Wang Xuanwei. ”

He glanced at the flame that seemed to be able to devour everything from a distance, and said with a smile: "Since the fire of this troubled world is burning, don't let it stop......