"Whoosh whoosh-" Suddenly, at the moment when the city gate was opened, the situation immediately changed, and the cold made a flash of light, and countless arrows rained down in the dark passages around the city......

It was so sudden, completely unexpected, how could I have thought that at the moment when the city gate opened, there was an enemy army in ambush and sneak attack......

"Ahh............h

"Kill!-" And at the same moment, the "patrol force" that had turned back downstairs suddenly launched a fierce attack on the mast city--the army suddenly defected, and the defenders of the mast city were taken by surprise. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The ironhoof armor poured into the city like a tide, and the unsuspecting Mengyuan soldiers were killed "in a panic......

"How...... How could this be......" The leader and general hadn't woken up from the drunkenness, but when he saw the corpses in the city stained with blood, he couldn't help but shout in panic.

"Oh no, General-" The guards of the castle tower rushed in to report when they learned of the battle, "The troops under the castle tower are not our patrol troops, they ...... They are enemy troops disguised as our army, and they trick our army into opening the city gates......"

"This is impossible--what about the troops sent by our army during the day?" the general was a little panicked, and asked in despair, "Isn't it only the enemy's vanguard army that invaded Tongguan? Since General Sima has already led his army to destroy the enemy camp, where did this army come from?"

"No...... I don't know......" The soldier replied with a trembling face covered in blood......

"Ahh......h......h

"Kill-" The shouting and killing under the city tower continued, and more than 1,000 iron horsemen slaughtered into the city of Mast, and launched a fierce battle with the Yuan army guarding the pass.

The Mengyuan garrison at the city gate was unprepared, and suddenly saw the enemy army pouring in like a tide, and everyone was desperate for a while, and some even gave up resistance and fled directly to the armor.

"Close the city gate quickly!-" The Meng Yuan soldiers, who still had a little resistance, wanted to block the cavalry's breakthrough, and ordered the defenders to close the city gate as a branch to surround them.

But the iron hoof swept into the city, and it was too late......

Under the cover of the storm, they saw the enemy's intention to "close the door", and it seemed that they had been prepared for a long time, and the time was right, and the rope and iron claws flew away.

With a flick of the iron claw, he impartially buckled the narrow opening of the city gate, jammed the gap between the closed gates, and sealed the enemy's obstruction......

"Why is it not the case, why haven't you closed the city gate yet?!" Seeing that the city gate had not been closed for a long time, and the enemy cavalry continued to pour in, the general on the city tower asked in a reprimanded voice.

"General, no, the enemy ...... The enemy troops blocked the city gate below, and the gate ...... The door can't be closed......" the soldier came running immediately after being wounded, and said tremblingly.

"A bunch of waste! I can't close it down, let me close it with a mechanism in the castle tower-" The general was furious, and shouted, "What about the archers?--aim at the enemy soldiers blocking the gate below, and make sure to kill the enemy army!!"

"Yes-" The subordinate shouted the order, and ordered the archers and soldiers to regroup, intending to block the enemy soldiers at the city gate......

"Squeak squeak squeak-" along the corner tower, on the stone road, nearly 100 archers and soldiers of the Yuan army, aimed at the "flying claw" soldiers downstairs, at the same time, the organs on the city tower are arranged, ready to close the door at any time.

However, it seems that the opponent is still one step ahead......

When the night on the outskirts of the city was set, there was a sudden fire at the mouth of the valley - it was the bow and arrow troops of the enemy army in ambush, and at this time suddenly appeared, as if they saw the flaw of the Mengyuan defenders, and immediately appeared in a surprise attack.

"Whoosh Whoosh-" Before the Yuan army defending the city sent out the arrows, the bow and arrow troops in ambush at the mouth of the valley raised their arrows to shoot first--dense "firelight arrows" rained down, and the target was towards the guards of the gate who were preparing arrows above the city tower......

"Ahh......h

The archers were in a state of confusion, not only did they fail to prevent the enemy's gates from continuing to break through, but the city was shrouded in flames, and the defenses gradually collapsed.

Every step of the siege troops is orderly, recruited, and the soldiers are brave and resolute, which shows that the commander of the troops must be a combination of courage and soldiers......

"It's over, it's all over......" The general of Matsucheng looked at the firelight, the enemy army slaughtered, the city was full of corpses, he knew that the general trend had gone, and gradually dropped the knife in his hand, and collapsed to the ground with a butt, his desperate eyes wanted to cry without tears - he knew very well the importance of the Masticity garrison to Tongguan, as soon as Masticity was lost, Tongguan almost broke a wing, once Zhu Yuanzhang's follow-up troops followed up, Tongguan was at a deep crisis juncture. Because of a moment of slackness and dereliction of duty, he may be the culprit of the rout of the Tongguan battle......

Under the firelight, the city was full of vastness, and the morale of the besieging troops was boosted, and the city was taken as quickly as possible. The defenders of Mast City no longer resisted, and they abandoned their armor and surrendered - so far, the Tongguan barrier was completely captured......

In the mountain pass not far from the battlefield of the "Fire City", a general was watching from afar, followed by thousands of soldiers. Looking at the victory of the battle in Matsucheng, he couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction - looking up, he was the leader of the vanguard army of Chang Yuchun, Lu Jing's disciple, Lu Ling.

Lu Ling acted decisively and decisively, which complemented Lu Jing's trip, not only fighting bravely, but also using soldiers like a god. Although the battle of Mastion was set up by Lu Jing for the overall situation, the real plan to lead the crusade against Mastion was all carried out by Lu Ling himself.

Early this morning, at the pass in front of the Mast Pass, Lu Ling's army, which had been in ambush for several days, successfully attacked the patrol force on the Mast City, and pretended to be a trip tonight to take advantage of the enemy's laxity to deceive the enemy to open the city gate. The cavalry was now mighty, marching and attacking in an orderly manner, and with the fastest speed, they captured the "flank barrier" of the mast city.

Looking at the victory of the crusade against Mastison, Lu Ling smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said secretly: "Very good, so that the teacher's plan will be pushed down the river, and the crusade against Tongguan is just around the corner......"

After the victory, Lu Ling remembered that the night before the expedition, he and Lu Jing's camp conspired......

(in recall)......

The sacrifice to Qin Yu and Murong Ying ended that night, and Tang Zhan Lu Jing received Zhu Yuanzhang's crusade order, and led the main force of the army to conquer Tongguan early tomorrow morning. However, not long after Qin Yu, Hu Yidi and other generals died in their posts, the morale of the battalion was low, coupled with the disappearance of Xiao Tian and Su Jia, and there were no generals in the army to lead the troops - the situation of this offensive was tantamount to the end of a strong crossbow.

But Lu Jing still thought of it, and under the grief of the deceased and Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicion, he came up with a "dangerous plan" to take Tongguan within ten days......

handed the disciple Lu Ling a clever plan, Lu Jing was still not at ease, and secretly ordered Lu Ling to come to the camp late at night to discuss, the content was extremely confidential, and even the main general Tang Zhan was not called......

"Teacher ......" walked into the camp late at night, Lu Ling knew that Lu Jing was not fully sure of the use of troops, and he called himself to come tonight, he must discuss the crusade against Tongguan again - but if he wants to win it in a short period of time, now that he has lost the battle and his morale is low, obviously the situation is not very optimistic, Lu Ling walked forward with a solemn expression and asked worriedly.

"Zhu Yuanzhang asked me to take Tongguan within ten days......" Lu Jing did not shy away from it, and said bluntly in front of his own disciple Lu Ling.

"Within ten days?" Lu Ling said incredulously when he heard this, "How is that possible?" -- Our army fought a few days ago, not only lost soldiers and horses, but also General Qin Yu and others were killed in battle today, and General Xiao Tian and Su Jia did not know their whereabouts, and the morale of the army was low...... However, the enemy army still has tricky people such as Chen Shijin, Sima Hanyi, and Tong Chen, and it is simply a fantasy to attack the vigorous and complete enemy of the main army with a crippled and sluggish army!"

"But this is the truth - Zhu Yuanzhang is the monarch's imperial decree, we have to do ......" Lu Jing closed her eyes a little and sighed helplessly.

"Teacher......" Looking at Lu Jing's sad and helpless back, Lu Ling also echoed and sighed.

"But I still thought of the strategy, but it's very dangerous......" Lu Jing suddenly turned around, looked at Lu Ling with a trusting and expectant gaze, and said solemnly, "I gave Wu Xiao your tips just now, Wu Xiao should have seen it too...... This strategy, in addition to the fact that the main generals in the army such as us are in danger alone, before the overall situation, the most important link is Wu Xiaoyou...... Wu Xiao, you are a talented general I personally promoted, I believe that you can live up to my expectations and lead the troops to win the crusade strategy - in this game, I bet all my bets on you Wu Xiao...... Wu Xiao, can you do it?" As she spoke, Lu Jing cast an expectant and earnest glance at Lu Ling.

Lu Ling looked at the teacher's expectation, nodded confidently and said: "Ah, teacher, just hand it over to the disciple, the disciple will definitely live up to the expectations of the teacher and the army, wave the army to fight, and pave the way for this strategy!"

"Hmm......" Lu Jing nodded with satisfaction, and then continued, "Okay, I want to hear your decision, Wu Xiao...... It is said that in tomorrow's battle, our army will deliberately feint defeat, and after the generals are dispersed, our army's support has not entered Tongguan, and the enemy army will wave its division to counterattack and smash our army's camp...... Wu Xiao, if you protect the main force of the army, how should you deal with it?"

Lu Ling seemed to have thought of a countermeasure early in the morning, and responded with a resolute gaze, "Use a temporarily weak army to avoid the edge of a strong enemy...... Tomorrow, after the news of our army's 'defeat and retreat' is returned, I will lead the main force of our army, abandon the camp and move away; even if the enemy army moves his division to counterattack, we will only gain much, and we can still confuse the enemy's sight, thinking that our army will be scattered and the whole army will be annihilated......

"Well, what about after that, what are you going to do, Wu Xiao?" Lu Jing continued to ask.

"Move the troops to the 'Valley of Ghosts'-" Lu Ling continued to say solemnly, "It is a place where the enemy and our armies rarely patrol, and I took the main force and the grain and grass in the battalion to 'hide' at the bottom of the valley for a few days, so that the enemy really thought that our army was defeated and had no soldiers...... And taking advantage of this time, I secretly sent people to inspect the movements of the enemy's defenders, and then arranged a counterattack decision, waiting for the best time, and attacked in one fell swoop-"

"Then have you thought about it, where is the location of the attack?" Lu Jing continued to ask intently.

"I've thought about it-" Lu Ling said calmly, "The two barriers on the flanks of Tongguan - 'Mast City' and 'Dingcheng'!"

"It's the same as I thought-" Lu Jing couldn't help but smile slightly at the corner of her mouth when she saw Lu Ling's good strategy, so she continued to ask, "But although the goal is set, the terrain of 'Masttown' and 'Dingcheng' is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there must be risks in a short-day attack...... I haven't come up with a strategy for the time being, Wu Xiao, you...... Can you think of it?"

"Don't worry, teacher, the disciple already knows it in his heart-" Lu Ling said confidently, "Although the teacher is like a god with soldiers, if he wants to win in danger, the teacher is really not as good as the disciple......"

"Yes, in the battle of Luoyang, I have experienced a lot of personal experience - dangerous tactics and courage, I can't compare to you in this regard......" Looking at Lu Ling's confident gaze, Lu Jing smiled with relief.

"But there is still a difficult point in this......" Lu Ling seemed to still have concerns, and his expression was a little hesitant.

"What's the difficulty?" Lu Jing couldn't help but ask.

Lu Ling's expression was serious, and he continued: "General Qin and General Hu were killed in battle, General Xiao and General Su are missing, and there is no definite number for Teacher and General Tang to go on the expedition tomorrow...... Although I can conquer one of the cities, the current plan must be uprooted at the same time as the 'barriers' on the left and right sides of Tongguan; now that all the generals are leaving, how will we divide the strategy of the crusade at that time?"

Lu Jing thought for a while, and then said confidently: "Don't worry, this Wu Xiao, until the day you attack the city, I will secretly send reinforcements and generals to help you - you just need to tell me, the details of the crusade of the Mast City and Dingcheng are good......"

"The mast city is precipitous, and you have to use tricks to take it, and the disciple should personally lead the army to lead the team......," Lu Ling said solemnly, "As for another Dingcheng, the disciple has no available generals, if there are reinforcements, the teacher should send the Dingcheng!"

"Wu Xiao, you use a trick to think of a place, and sure enough, it is the general disciple I have seen with my own eyes......" Lu Jing smiled slightly when she heard this, as if she had calculated everything in her heart, and said confidently, "Don't worry, I have already informed the general of the reinforcements a long time ago, and asked him to come to support the ...... on the day he captures Dingcheng."

"Really? Who is it-" Seeing Lu Jing's clever plan and his own plan, Lu Ling couldn't help but ask curiously.

"You'll know when the time comes......" Lu Jing made a fool of himself and continued to instruct, "The battle of the Mastion City will be handed over to you by Wu Xiao...... As for the general who led the army in the battle of Dingcheng, it is good to leave it to Lao Jiu for the time being - although he is not young, the staff officer makes his own decisions, and you can trust him......"

"Yes, the disciple will live up to the teacher's expectations!" Lu Ling replied calmly, secretly vowing in his heart that he would never live up to the teacher's expectations......

(In reality)......

"The battle of Mastion has been won, and the next thing is to settle the city......" Thinking of the discussion and decision that night, Lu Ling's expression was calm, and he secretly said in his heart, "Lao Jiu, I will leave you to Dingcheng, you must find a way to delay until the arrival of the reinforcement generals......"

Under the decision to use troops, Lu Ling also bet on the "reinforcement general......