After Tang Zhan and Lu Jing got into the dark passage, they felt the darkness in the cave, followed behind Xiao Tian, and slowly moved in the direction of the exit. The road in the cave is full of potholes, up and down uneven, after all, it is a tunnel drilled by a giant python, there is a height difference at the bottom of the mountain, and it is inevitable to bump and bump when walking......

"Be careful......" Tang Zhan and Lu Jing supported each other, slowly groping, while constantly caring for each other, firstly, because the two fled all the way more or less injured, and secondly, the love of life and death in the cave just now was still there, and they survived the catastrophe, and they couldn't help but feel that the memory of this true love was unforgettable.

"Anyway, where does this secret passage lead?" Lu Jing followed behind Xiao Tian and asked from time to time.

Xiao Tian didn't know what happened to Tang Zhan and Lu Jing in the cave just now, but he saved them at the last moment, and in order to get rid of the Meng Yuan pursuers who might be found later, Xiao Tian was also engrossed in taking the two of them to escape from here. And the dark passage that the giant python just drilled through, he was not familiar with it, so Xiao Tian didn't dare to be too distracted, seeing Lu Jing asking about the relevant questions, Xiao Tian didn't bother to turn around and said: "This secret passage leads to the bottom of the mountain, and the giant snake that dug through the secret passage before is my friend, and it is a coincide......nce."

"Friend?" Lu Jing became more and more unbelievable the more she listened, in her impression, Xiao Tian on weekdays, like Tang Zhan, was often stupid, but occasionally did something that ordinary people could not predict - this kind of person was also a type of person that Lu Jing was difficult to "understand".

"You'll know when you go out, Jia'er is still waiting outside......" Xiao Tian still focused on the passage in front of him, and replied casually, "There is also something about the garrison of the West Road...... This time, we were put on a table by Yan Jitai. The losses were heavy, but fortunately, General Chang Yuchun arrived in time to ......" Speaking of which. Xiao Tian's tone was a little heavier, because of the defeat of Xidao Narrow. Xiao Tian's troops suffered heavy casualties. Although it is said that the enemy is outnumbered and there is no chance of victory, Xiao Tian always has shame and hatred for those soldiers who are loyal to his dead brothers.

Not long after Xiao Tian finished speaking, sure enough, after a while, after going down several curved ramps, a bright light appeared in front of the cave entrance.

"That's the exit—" Xiao Tian pointed to the bright light in front of him.

The three of them quickened their pace, Xiao Tian walked in the front, and Tang Zhan and Lu Jing supported each other and followed. The entrance to the cave is not small, and it is especially convenient to come out of the secret tunnel. Finally seeing the sunshine again, Tang Zhan and Lu Jing were completely relieved and really escaped from the edge of life and death. But the two were not afraid because of the thrill just now, but they were happy, because of the margin of life and death just now, the relationship between the two was deeper, and they cherished each other more. Sure enough, after a long time out of the hole, the two of them were still holding hands and sticking together, as if they hadn't recovered from the aftertaste of love just now.

Look at Su Jia waiting outside at the entrance of the cave. While hanging upside down on the treetops on the side, I don't know whether it was a practice or a boring guard, while "playing" with the "savior" just now, the giant python, was playing with each other. If it weren't for Xiao Tian's fate to tame it before and make it a loyal pet to himself. With the character of an ordinary girl, when she saw such a terrible snake, she was already scared.

Really. Unlike Su Jia, Lu Jing saw this giant python for the first time. I was a little stunned for a long time. Although it was said that it saved herself and Tang Zhan, Lu Jing was still not used to getting so close to a snake. also saw Su Jia and her "intimate frolic" with her own eyes.

"You guys finally came out, I thought something was wrong again......" Su Jia saw that the three of them had returned safely, and jumped down from the treetops with a light skill, and said slowly, "Yan Jitai trapped you in the cave, nothing happened to you, right?"

It was originally a simple question, but because of the "ambiguous move" in the cave just now, Tang Zhan and Lu Jing heard it and thought that the other party was asking something else, so they hurriedly blushed and shook their heads.

"No?" Of course, Su Jia didn't know, and continued to ask, "Ah Tian rescued you in the cave, aren't you trapped there, how can there be nothing?"

"Eh, Sister Su, how do you know that I and the fool are trapped in the cave?" Lu Jing also asked curiously.

Xiao Tian moved his hands and feet that had been holding back in the dark passage for too long, and then said: "Because Jia'er and I were originally rushing to the mountain road of the East Road to rescue you, but halfway through, we ran into the main force that was supposed to go with you. They said that in order to spread the news back to the base camp, you led away the pursuers of Yanjitai yourself...... So we followed all the way and found that the Mengyuan troops who were ambushed in different narrow passes were all concentrated in the direction of the mountain, so we thought that eighty percent of you were trapped there. After finding the foot of the mountain, I originally wanted to use Brother Snake to open a tunnel and deter the enemy, but who knew that this hole would directly 'dig' you out of the hole......"

"Then again, what the hell is this serpent with you...... What does it matter?" Lu Jing looked at the giant python, still a little unnatural.

"It's a long ...... thing," Xiao Tian walked up to the giant python, still stroking its forehead as before, and said calmly, "Jia'er and I were stationed at the West Road Narrow Pass before, and unfortunately invaded the snake cave, and as a result, we ran into Brother Snake...... Fortunately, I became familiar with the skills of interacting with snakes in the cave of the dragon hero, so I tamed him with my mouth. Thanks to his kindness, Yan Jitai set a trap, and the main army did everything to attack the West Road, which was the least likely to be guarded by our army, and as a result, we were caught off guard, and our army suffered heavy losses...... Speaking of this, Xiao Tian felt a heartache again, thinking of those dead brothers, Xiao Tian couldn't help but feel angry in his heart.

However, Xiao Tian was still a little calm, and continued: "But thanks to Brother Snake, I saved my life and Jia'er's lives, and waited for the rescue of Brother Hu Yidi and General Chang Yuchun...... But I also swear, I must let Yan Jitai pay for his blood debts and avenge the death of his brothers-" Speaking of this, Xiao Tian clenched his fists angrily again.

Su Jia glanced at the giant python again, and then said, "This guy not only saved me and Ah Tian's lives, but also saved Sister Jing and you and Brother Tang, we have to thank it-"

"Yes, it can be regarded as a blessing in this life to be a brother with the giant python today-" Xiao Tian regained his composure and stroked the python's forehead to show his gratitude.

"Huh-" Lu Jing saw it in her eyes and couldn't help but sigh in a low voice. Although she and Tang Zhan were also grateful to the giant python for saving their lives, they were so affectionate with the snake. Lu Jing couldn't get used to what she said, and even felt a little stunned......

After a bit of recuperation. Seeing that there were no more enemy troops chasing after him in the rear, Tang Zhan said: "Go back, take advantage of the fact that the enemy army has not noticed ...... now."

"Yes, we've been here for so long, and the people in the camp don't know about our safety, let's go back quickly-" Lu Jing also shrugged her shoulders and said.

Xiao Tian Sujia had no objection, and after sending away the giant python that had helped him several times, the four of them took a long detour and turned back towards the camp in Cage Lake. Along. Tang Zhan and Lu Jing deliberately walked behind Xiao Su, holding hands, and casting affectionate glances at each other from time to time. After all, for them, God is not thin on the two, and let the two of them get through this catastrophe with love, and the two should cherish each other......

At the entrance of the cave in the mountain road, the hay that had been lit in front of the cave had long been extinguished, and Yan Jitai and Li Chengsheng led their soldiers into the cave in order to determine whether Tang Zhan and Lu Jing were killed in the cave......

But. It took a lot of time for the smoke in the cave to dissipate, and by the time everyone entered the cave again, Tang Zhan and Lu Jing had already followed the secret passage and escaped without a trace......

Yan Jitai stood in the position of "life and death" of Tang Zhan and Lu Jing before. Eyes looked resentfully at the rugged ground. Beside him was a big hole, a secret passage carved out by the serpent from the bottom of the mountain, and anyone could imagine it. The two escaped from this hole......

"My lord......" Li Chengsheng knew that Yan Jitai was angry and wanted to explain things to him. But I don't know how to speak.

Yan Jitai was silent for a long time, and no one knew whether his heart was dead or angry now. After all, he has driven the opponent he wants to kill all day long to a dead end. But let the cooked duck fly away, no matter who it is, there is no way to accept it calmly......

Yan Jitai gasped heavily from time to time, and his blood swelled, and he wanted to grab Tang Zhan and Lu Jing immediately, and then break the two of them into thousands of pieces - but obviously this was impossible.

"It seems that they escaped from this hole......" Li Chengsheng finally spoke, looking at Yan Jitai's quiet and angry appearance, the soldiers next to him were all too frightened to speak, only Li Chengsheng, who was a close confidant, dared to speak first.

Yan Jijitai finally held back, he has experienced a hundred battles, he has experienced all kinds of battles, and this is not the first time that he has lost a good opportunity due to his mistakes...... Yan Jitai finally exhaled lightly, and finally spoke: "It's me who underestimated Tang Zhan and Lu Jing, I didn't expect them to have this hand...... They really grew wings and flew into the sky this time, what I said before is really right, they are even trickier than Xu Da and Chang Yuchun......"

"My lord, what should I do now, do you want to chase after me?" the guard on the side couldn't help but ask.

Yan Jitai didn't speak, and Li Chengsheng answered on the side: "The smoke cave, it stands to reason that ordinary people should die in a short time...... But the fact that the two of them did not die means that they found this escape path soon after the smoke was set on fire, and we entered the cave long after the smoke had cleared, and it was too late to chase after it. I think they're probably all back to their main camp now, and this time they couldn't catch the enemy general, so they can only blame their bad luck......"

"It's not bad luck, it's that they're really difficult to deal with, and I ended up underestimating the enemy......" Yan Jijitai retorted softly.

"My lord, what should I do now?" Li Chengsheng still wanted to think about the follow-up countermeasures, so he continued to ask.

Yan Jitai thought for a while, took a deep breath and said: "It depends on the battle situation of the main battlefield, this battle failed to capture Tang Zhan and Lu Jing alive, I am afraid there will be no such opportunity in the future......"

"Newspaper—" As he spoke, the voice of a messenger was heard outside the entrance of the cave.

After Yan Jitai announced that he came in, he asked directly to the point: "Is it here to report the information before the war?

The messenger knelt down and said: "Lord Hui, our army had defeated the enemy defenders at the Xidao Pass, but who knew that the success was immediate, and the reinforcements of the enemy's main general Chang Yuchun had arrived, and the number seemed to be 100,000, and our army had to withdraw...... The latest report from the spies is that Chang Yuchun has defended the Middle and Western Dao factions with tens of thousands of heavy troops, and it seems unlikely that our army will ...... if it wants to destroy the enemy's main force head-on."

"Chang-Yu-Chun......" Yan Jitai bit the word, "I used the calculation of the dense fog before, but I let him escape, and this time I sent the main force to interfere with my plan......"

"My lord, it seems that the situation is a little not good...... Li Chengsheng answered on the side, "Originally, we should have taken the initiative to break the Tang army that crossed the cage lake, but now it seems that although we took advantage of the western road in this battle, we did not gain an advantage, the enemy army successfully delayed time, and when Zhu Yuanzhang's main reinforcements arrived, the Xuzhou border defense was still in danger...... If we don't increase the reinforcements at Xuzhou Chengguan, the 100,000 troops who often meet spring will pour down, and our army will be difficult to resist......"

Yan Jitai was a little anxious at this time, he had led his troops to fight for so many years, and it was the first time he had encountered such a crisis situation. However, Yan Jitai was quite calm, and after thinking about it, he still made a moderate countermeasure: "In this way, at the moment, we can only turn from offensive to defensive, and the main force can retreat to Xuzhou Chengguan, and send reinforcements to Huaibei...... Strategist, how did I do when I asked you to ask for reinforcements from the Huaibei side?"

Li Chengsheng responded: "Lord Hui, everything under my subordinates has been done normally. Lord Xue Qiang Xue also responded in Huaibei, agreeing that we would ask for help, and 30,000 reinforcements would be sent to Xuzhou within two days to jointly resist Zhu Yuanzhang's main force...... In this way, the troops of the Huaibei side should have set off today. ”

"Very good-" Yan Jitai finally waited for a not too bad news, and said a little excitedly, "The attack must be as fierce as a wolf, and it should still be defended, as long as our army defends Xuzhou and let all his Zhu Yuanzhang's 200,000 troops come over, they may not be able to win this pass!"

Li Chengsheng thought about it, and seemed to have another plan, and then said: "It is indeed safe to defend Xuzhou, but it is too conservative, once this pass is also targeted, there will be no way out...... There is a saying in the Han art of war, 'offense is the extreme of defense', if we want to really block Zhu Yuanzhang's attack, our army at a disadvantage must not be passive with full authority, we must take the initiative to attack, even if it is one aspect or one point......"

"Listening to the tone of the military advisor, the military advisor seems to have other plans?" Yan Jitai asked overjoyed as he listened to Li Chengshengfeng's tone.

"The subordinates have a plan, although they can't immediately break the enemy's main force, but at least they can greatly disrupt the enemy's position and reduce the pressure on the Xuzhou garrison; if you are lucky, you will not have the opportunity to take the initiative to repel the enemy's invasion of Xuzhou......" Li Chengsheng said, revealing a grim smile.

"What else can the military advisor do?" Yan Jitai's plan can be regarded as a defeat, this time he believed Li Chengsheng's words in turn, after all, the previous plan of retreating without injuring a single soldier and meeting a hundred thousand troops in the spring was what Li Chengsheng came up with.

Li Chengsheng thought as he spoke, he was good at using military strategies, and this time he was no exception and came up with a plan, and then said with a sneer: "I think with the wisdom of Lu Jing and Chang Yuchun, I can't guess the matter of requesting reinforcements...... In that case, why don't we do it—"

"How can you plan the law?" asked Yan Jitai impatiently.

Li Chengsheng smiled coldly and continued, "Just let them know that we will ask for reinforcements...... Shandong border to ask for reinforcements, if you want to break your head, you can only guess that it is Huaibei, so in this way, with Chang Yuchun's style of leading troops, he will definitely be one step ahead of others and set up an ambush on the way to Xuzhou for Huaibei reinforcements...... In this case, we can come up with a counter-ambush and make them think that we are holding Xuzhou and not coming out, just waiting for the troops from the Huaibei side. If we set up another ambush behind them, we would not only be able to eat their troops, but we would also be able to receive reinforcements. One is to expand one's own military strength, and the other is to strike at the enemy's military morale. 30,000 reinforcements will arrive, and we will have the capital to fight with Zhu Yuanzhang, and then we will fight with the advantage of the plains on the three-way road, and our army will win or lose more than 50% of the ......"

"The idea is good, but how to plan?" Yan Jitai understood what Li Chengsheng meant, and all that remained was what to do, how to 'plan the plan'.

"This time, I can only wronged you again, I will temporarily hand over the military power to my subordinates, and let my subordinates transfer troops......" Li Chengsheng said with a smile, "This time, I will also let Chang Yuchun taste defeat, just as compensation for not catching Tang Zhan Lu Jing this time......

Yan Jitai nodded slightly, at the bottleneck moment, Yan Jitai could only hope for Li Chengsheng, whom he had always trusted...... (To be continued......)