The Mingde Zen Master and Gu Lingfeng hadn't gotten up yet, but they were urged by the soldiers who gave the order, and the two of them came to the study sleepily, Gu Lingfeng asked: "Master Liao, can't you wait for me to wake up before you talk about anything, when is this time, just wake me up." ”

Liao Wenshan said to Gu Lingfeng in an anxious tone: "When is this, you still have the heart to sleep." The other sects of the Kanto Dao each sent fifty elite disciples, and now they have already assembled at Yin Xuesong, and they will be able to arrive here in less than three days. The garrison of Langcheng is his people who have printed cedars, and they will not hinder the entry of the non-obstructive ones at all. Let's come up with a countermeasure now, the last time Lord Qin said in his letter that it should take a few days for the troops to clear the Liao Duwei to reach Hecheng, Yin Xuesong They want to take advantage of the interval of these few days to come here to save people. ”

After Gu Lingfeng and Zen Master Mingde heard the news, they were completely sleepy, Gu Lingfeng first frowned and thought for a while, and then laughed: "Master Liao, you don't have to worry too much, there won't be many people in total, I and Zen Master will transfer people from home to here now, and we will arrive in less than two days." Once everyone has arrived, there is no need to set up any checkpoints, just let them wait in a formation outside the villa. There is a necessary road from Hecheng to Langcheng, I will ask people to set a trap there, once they step into the trap area, they must be called to have no return, although they can not completely annihilate them, but also make their troops lose most of them, this first battle we can only win and not lose, after they have traveled a long way to get here, they must be very tired, let's use this opportunity to suppress their momentum first, as long as the first battle is won, you can continue to delay them until Lord Qin's troops arrive in Hecheng. At that time, we can annihilate these people in one fell swoop by attacking back and forth, and this Kanto Road will naturally become ours. ”

Liao Wenshan asked, "Gu Guan Master, why are you so sure that we will win this battle?"

Gu Lingfeng leaned forward: "Lord Liao Zhuang is confused, there are not many people in total, and they have to leave some people to protect the city defense of Hecheng, and there are even fewer people who can come to us." In terms of numbers, we already have an advantage, and with the three of us sitting here, are we afraid that we won't be able to deal with a few of their juniors?"

Liao Wenshan sounded quite reasonable: "Okay, okay, then bother the two of you, and gather your disciples here now." We must strengthen the guard and vigilance of Lord Liu, don't let the thieves take advantage of the chaos to snatch it away, without this life-saving talisman, our three lives will not be saved. The two of them agreed, and made arrangements.

On the military field of the Duwei Mansion School, Xiao Lie said to everyone under the school stage: "This operation is divided into three teams. The first team is the general Qiu Feixu, and the subordinate generals Xu Huanxin and Fang Chou, leading the five thousand guards guarding the city, the Tianyue faction and the disciples of the Zhongwu Sect to stay in Hecheng to resist the coming rebellious ministers and thieves. The second team is leading Nangong Junzhe, Zhao Haiquan, Chai Tiangong, Zuo Tianming, and Fang Mao, and leading 5,000 Duwei troops and the disciples of the Juelong Sect and the Lingguantang Medical Hall as the front vanguard, and go to Langcheng Xiaoyaozhuang first, beware of not falling into the trap of thieves. It is also necessary to be careful at all times, so as not to let them hurt Lord Liu's life, and after arriving at the designated position, it is necessary to first explore the place where Lord Liu is being held and the situation of the military division in Zhuangshang. The third team is taking Yin Xuesong and Xiao Lie, the partial generals Xing Hao, Zhenxiu, and Peng Fei, and the five thousand soldiers of the Duwei Army, the Pear Flower Sect, and the disciples of Xingshizhuang and Fuhu Temple as the rear troops, and the vanguard troops will delay their departure by one day. Delaying the departure by a day is to carry sufficient supplies for everyone, but also to be able to respond to the front and back, and if any side is in distress, we can reinforce at any time. The masters of Fuhu Temple, except for Zhen Xiu, must investigate at any time whether the thieves have used any evil tricks, and once they are discovered, they will be lifted immediately. Ladies and gentlemen, as Senior Brother Yin said, this battle is related to the future survival of our Kanto Province, so we can only win and not lose, and we must show our housekeeping skills to annihilate the rebel party in one fell swoop. There were 1,500 guards guarding the city in Langcheng, and when the vanguard arrived, they could ask them about the geographical situation. If the brothers and sisters have no doubts, go and prepare, and the vanguard troops in the front will set off immediately. ”

All the generals were ordered to return to the camps of the various departments and wait for the time to leave. Xiao Lie called Nangong Junzhe: "Brother Nangong, do you have anything else to prepare here?" Or if there is a problem in the hands of the people, I am making up for you, as a vanguard force, you have to work harder than everyone else, if you have any requirements, just put them forward, I promise to agree to you." ”

"That's enough, the extra number of people will affect the speed of the vanguard troops, and now these people are just enough. ”

Xiao Lie continued: "You know this Chai Tiangong's temper better than any of us, you must not let him be too impulsive, and Zuo Tianming, and you can't let him compete with Chai Tiangong, once these two people are competitive, it will definitely ruin our big things, I am very worried that Liao Wenshan will jump over the wall in a hurry, if they hurt Lord Liu, we will not be able to get rid of the charge of rebels at all." ”

"Don't worry, I won't do anything out of the ordinary with me in Chai Tiangong. Zuo Tianming is fine, he has nothing else wrong except for his unforgiving mouth, hand over the two of them to me, and I will definitely be able to control it, so you will sit in the rear steadfastly, after solving this matter, we will definitely become famous, you just wait for the fun. Nangong Junzhe made a small request at the end: "I also just thought of it, if it is convenient for you, prepare some more five thunder talismans, this thing is of great use, this thing has played a decisive role in the battle of the small barren mountain, after you arrive, you must remember to bring us more." ”

"Okay, I made a note of it, and I won't forget it. ”

"Well, then we're going to go. ”

"Brother Nangong, take care all the way, we'll see you in a few days. ”

Nangong Junzhe stepped on his mount and led a team of men and horses out of Crane City. Two days later, the thousands of men and horses came to a village and town only fifty miles away from Langcheng, and there was no one left in the town, and it looked like it had been abandoned for a long time, and the houses were in ruins, and there was not a single living person except birds and animals. Nangong Junzhe ordered Chai Tiangong to take a few people to the town to investigate the situation, and placed the large army here without finding anything suspicious. The dilapidated house became a makeshift barracks for the sergeants, a little dilapidated, but much better than a marching barracks tent, with all the cooking utensils and stoves. The soldiers removed the door panels to make them beds, and the fence of the courtyard to make fires. As the sky grew dark, the soldiers started a fire to cook, and after they had eaten and drunk enough, they arranged for several patrolling groups of soldiers to sleep peacefully.

At the end of the night, everyone slept soundly, and countless rockets were shot from outside the villages and towns. The place where the rocket fell was on fire, and the entire village and town were suddenly in flames. The sleeping soldiers were caught off guard by the sudden attack and ran out of their houses in search of water. Nangong Junzhe heard the shouts outside and knew that he was in trouble, turned over and got out of bed, woke up the other three, and rushed out of the room. Everything in front of them made these four people dumbfounded, Nangong Junzhe was the first to react, and ordered the herald to inform all the troops to assemble and withdraw from the village and town immediately.

The troops had just finished assembling from the panic, and the earth-shaking shouts of killing came from outside the villages and towns, and more than 100 cavalry light cavalry rushed in from the entrance of the town, but fortunately, the speed of the team's assembly was fast enough to barely repel this group of light cavalry. Nangong Junzhe said to the herald: "This place can no longer be used, and the herald orders all the troops to retreat from the exit behind the town and go to the woods behind to reorganize the troops." Seriously wounded or lightly wounded, as long as they could catch their breath, they were all taken away, and the bodies of the dead brothers were temporarily laid to rest here for burial after the battle. ”

After arriving at the woods, Nangong Junzhe sent more people and horses to surround the woods. Let Zuo Tianming count the number of people, the original town Liaodu Guards lost 2,000 people, and the disciples of other sects were all slightly injured, but none of them died.

Nangong Junzhe called Zhao Haiquan, Chai Tiangong, and Zuo Tianming to his side, lit a bonfire and sat down, Nangong Junzhe said to them ashamedly: "Negligent, blame me for being negligent, when you come to the village and town, you should check the houses here, if you can find the hidden dangers early, there will not be such a big loss." ”

This is also a helpless thing, we are cautious all the way, I didn't expect to capsize in such a small place, it seems that there are a lot of masters in this Xiaoyaozhuang, there are such people who can use soldiers, we must be more careful in the future. It's no wonder that the eldest brother, who would have thought that these people would put sulfur saltpeter in the beams of the house. Zhao Haiquan comforted.

"Before I saw the people of Xiaoyaozhuang, I lost so many people and horses first, it's just too much, so many brothers have lost their lives in vain, how can I rest assured?

"Big brother, you don't have to be too sad, as the vanguard of the front, we are to clear the obstacles for the troops behind, although we were attacked today and lost a lot of people, but it can be regarded as a hidden danger, although it is useless, but there is no fault. Zhao Haiquan said.

"Anyway, we have suffered a dumb loss today, and early tomorrow morning, Ling Chai Tiangong will lead five hundred people to open the way in front of the team to find out if there are any ambushes along the way. Then ordered Zuo Tianming to lead 500 people to keep a distance of one mile from Chai Tiangong's team and follow closely. In case of ambush, do not fall in love with the battle, and return quickly. Nangong Junzhe turned his head to Zhao Haiquan and said, "Old Zhao, you have to work hard tonight, sleep a little later, go and see the injured brothers, leave all the injured people here, and ensure the safety of these people before the twenty brothers of the Lingguantang Medical Center arrive at the rescue force." ”

In Xiaoyao Village, Gu Lingfeng walked into the study with a big smile: "The owner of the village, the Zen master, the report from the front, the night attack and the battle made them lose at least 2,000 troops, it's enjoyable, it's too enjoyable." ”

Zen Master Mingde stroked his beard and said proudly: "What is this, the good show is still to come." ”