The army of the Western Expedition led by Lu Xiong finally arrived in front of the Bishui Pass.

From Tongguan all the way to here, the momentum of the army seems to have become a little different.

Set up camp, light a fire, make food, and a team of scouts came out of the camp to collect information about Bishui Pass.

Lu Xiong did not have many soldiers and horses in his hands at this time, although he was in the Tongguan camp when he was directly pressed by the army and insisted on going his own way, in fact, he led the army not long after he came out of Tongguan, and the troops were divided into three ways.

One route was led by him personally, and he went west directly to support Bishui Pass, and Shi Bufan led the dare to be an army, first went north to Jiameng Pass, and after finding out the situation of Shiting, he led the troops south with the four generals of the Demon Family, and the last route was led by Gao Jineng, first crossing the Han River in the south and then going north.

In this way, the third line sent troops to encircle Nangong Shi, and the major event could be decided.

But what Lu Xiong didn't expect was that Dou Rong burned the water with a fire.

The spies came in and out, and as the intelligence increased, the atmosphere in the camp became tense, and the soldiers became much more silent with less complaints along the way.

They didn't know the specific situation in Bishui Pass, but they knew that there were few survivors under this fire, and they realized the cruelty of the battlefield more and more.

Many people clenched the blades in their hands, solemnly wiped the armor on their bodies, there was the sound of Huo Huo's knife sharpening, or the sound of heavy footsteps, the atmosphere became solemn for a while, and there was a faint aura of slaughter.

This was something that this army had not had before, and the soldiers began to understand what war was.

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The day after the camp was set up outside the Bishui Pass, news came.

A team of spies encountered the soldiers and horses brought out by Lei Zhenzi to pursue the remnants of Bishui Pass, and fought fiercely, suffering heavy casualties.

I don't know if it was intentional or unintentional, only one spy survived, desperately brought back the news, Lei Zhenzi led his troops to pursue Han Sheng, Han Bian and other remnants of Bishui Pass and the people of Guanzhong, and they were about to catch up.

Lu Xiong immediately understood that this was the news that Nangong Shi deliberately released, just to let him divide his troops to rescue, after the division of troops in the three ways, the soldiers and horses in Lu Xiong's hands were reduced again and again, although he was the most of the three roads, but if he further divided the troops to rescue the remnants of Bishui Pass, the remaining soldiers and horses would not be easy to take Nangong Shi, even if Bishui Pass was a dead pass without any equipment to defend the city, it was the same.

If Nangong Shi is allowed to guard Bishui Pass for a few days, and when Ji Fa and Jiang Ziya's army arrives and resumes the operation of Bishui Pass, there will be a transit point, and then the merchant army will be completely passive.

Lu Xiong did not hesitate, directly convened the generals to prepare to tackle the key problems, there was no slightest intention of dividing troops to rescue, there was no choice, Lu Xiong saw very clearly, the two powers harmed each other, the life and death of the remnants of Bishui Pass was not as good as the strategic role of Bishui Pass, it was very cruel to say, but it was a fact.

However, even if the troops are not divided, the situation is also a little tricky, although the Zhou army under Nangong Shi was burned by Dou Rong and lost a lot in the attack, there are still forty or fifty thousand soldiers to fight.

And no matter how the Bishui Pass lacks supplies, it is also a pass, it can be said that the Zhou army still occupies a geographical advantage, not to mention that the Zhou army has rested for a few days, but the merchant army has been marching, the Zhou army is waiting for work, physical strength is sufficient, if the merchant army rashly tackles the key problems, the loss will not be small, but it is in a hurry.

After many considerations, Lu Xiong finally made a decision.

In the extremely oppressive camp, there was a sudden order to assemble, and the generals led their own troops, and the soldiers and horses in the camp were immediately ready to go.

Even in the middle of the night, it did not interfere with the movement, and the soldiers were dressed up with spears and marched quite quickly, which was nothing compared to those days when the rapid march was carried out, and they were able to assemble the whole army as soon as the drums were sounded.

Lu Xiong did not rush to order the soldiers and horses, but was dressed in ordinary armor, and secretly listened to the chatter of the soldiers in the shadows.

"Let's attack the Bishui Pass, according to the military merit reward and punishment, as long as we can attack the pass, and then resist the pass for a while, break the door, we must be the first merit, when the brothers go back, they can divide the field and land, and there is a reward, if you kill the enemy and kill a lot, you can also be knighted......"

"How long is a while, and how long does it take to break through?"

"I don't know, an hour, half an hour?"

“... That's not short, you're not afraid of death?"

"I'm afraid, but how can there be a reason for prostitution, if you want military merit, if you want a field to be rewarded, then you have to pin your head, if you don't go up and work hard, the credit is someone else's. ”

"It's also..."

"What's more, we are also killing the enemy for the country, if we let the Zhou army win, the ghost knows what it will be like, although the king is a little harsh on us, but the reward will not be faked, and if it is someone else, it may be said. ”

"Yes! We have to work hard! Desperately tackle key problems, desperately hold on, and reward for military merits, Lao Tzu has decided!"

"Haha, I heard that the veteran will be retired, and if he retires, he will be rewarded with land and property to start a family, it is really beautiful, make this merit, there is everything, whether he is a slave or a soldier, our days can be decided by ourselves!"

"It's not bad to be promoted to a general, even if it's a low-level general, life is comfortable, good wine and good meat...."

"Yes, fight hard, and if you can survive, you will earn it!"

The more the soldiers talked, the more excited they became, and between the lines, they were full of war spirit.

Lu Xiong's eyes sparkled, and he looked like he was really like this.

Whether the group of soldiers was facing military glory or the Horse Leather Shroud, at least they had a clear goal.

After exhausting their gratitude to the king, what they have in their hearts is a simple and clear benefit.

Emotionally, there are fighting for the country, fighting for the family, and in terms of interests, there are fighting for military merits and interests, which is very simple and clear, and it is more specific and more motivating than fighting for the king.

After eavesdropping silently for a while, Lu Xiong suddenly thought of something and said to himself: "It's strange, why is there no news from Your Majesty?"

Lu Xiong knew that the king of Zhou had been staying in Tongguan and was not in a hurry to leave, and felt that the king of Zhou might have felt that the western expedition was too important and planned to make a certain arrangement in the rear.

Therefore, after he learned the news that Dou Rong was burning jade in Bishui Pass, he sent someone to bring the news to Tongguan overnight, but until now, there is still no reply.

Strange thing, such an important matter, the king should attach great importance to it, Lu Xiong summoned a general and asked: "Bishui Pass has suffered a great change, why has there been no news from Your Majesty's side for a long time?"

The general scratched his head and said, "I don't know, Your Majesty seems... I have never looked at the military situation very much, and when I was on the Southern Expedition, I heard that I hadn't seen it a few times, but His Majesty could always grasp the situation of the war, and the first battle of the Southern Expedition was almost all ordered by His Majesty, to fight or not to fight, how to fight, with full command, and there was no news this time, which is indeed a little strange. ”

Lu Xiong pondered for a moment, looked at the night sky, and said, "Then you say, can our army take advantage of the night to tackle key problems, can we take the Bishui Pass in one fell swoop?"

The general's face changed slightly, and he said with a wry smile: "The old general should not be embarrassed by the last general, Nangong Shi must have been eyeing our army for a long time, the army is going all the way west, it is impossible to be unaware, I am afraid that it will be discovered long ago when I set up camp, Zhou Jun may have already laid a spy nearby, once our army has any trouble, Nangong Shi in the pass will definitely be able to get the news in time, and the attack cannot be done overnight, if you want to take the pass quickly, I am afraid it will be difficult, and you have to prepare for a fierce attack for several days." ”

Lu Xiong sighed: "Yes, so I'm wondering, will Your Majesty have any clever plan to deal with Nangong Shi's army?"

He is not a ruthless person, reason makes him not to rescue the remnants of Bishui Pass separately, but emotionally he wants to save people, so he has always wanted to recapture Bishui Pass as soon as possible and take Nangong Shi, which can not only eliminate hidden dangers, but also rescue the remnants.

The general hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty didn't send any information, is it because... There's no trick at all?"

"Bishui Pass has been occupied by the Zhou army, no matter what, we have to take it back, unless they retreat themselves, otherwise no matter how vigilant Nangong Shi is, and no matter how many casualties our army will pay, it must be recaptured, just like Nangong Shi attacked Bishui Pass before, what we are facing now is also a real battle, and there is no way to take a trick. ”

Lu Xiong understood.