At the foggy Qiling Pass, the Chang Yuchun troops stationed on the shore of the cage lake did not move for a day, and passed by in the blink of an eye overnight......

"Jing'er, wake up, ......wake up" At the top of the mountain, Tang Zhan, Lu Jing and Zhao Zichuan, who secretly observed the movements of spring, also "monitored" for a day and a night, due to excessive exhaustion, Lu Jing was even so tired that she fell asleep, and now that it was just dawn, Tang Zhan shrugged his shoulders and shouted softly.

"Hmm......" Lu Jing squeezed her sleepy eyes, slowly got up from Tang Zhan's shoulder, and said in a still somewhat hazy way, "What's the matter, why did I fall asleep......"

"This can't be helped, General Chang's troops haven't made a big move for a day, so naturally we stayed here for a day and a night......," Zhao Zichuan said on the side, "Sister Jing fell asleep last night, and Brother Tang Zhan and I also took turns to keep vigil and be on duty......"

"That'...... Is there anything wrong with that?" Lu Jing struggled to sober herself up and continued to ask the two.

"There is no movement during the day, and it is even more impossible at night......" Tang Zhan said in a low voice, "The bad news is that today's fog seems to be thicker than yesterday's, and General Chang didn't send troops for a day yesterday, so I'm afraid it's even more impossible today-"

"It's at least safe if you don't send troops," Lu Jing nodded and said by name, "But what will be affected is definitely the timing of the attack on Xuzhou, after all, Yan Jitai knows that Chang Yuchun will lead an army of 100,000 to attack, and he will definitely prepare in advance to ask for help; if the Mengyuan army did not set up an ambush here at Qiling Pass, but all retreated to Xuzhou, then it is really possible to wait for work, and our army will lose the best opportunity to attack......

"Then if it were Sister Jing, what would you choose?" Zhao Zichuan asked suddenly.

"It's my words......" Lu Jing's eyes froze slightly, and then said. "I will continue to stand still, without foresight of the enemy's details. Don't send troops lightly—"

"Even if the troops don't move, General Chang should send someone to ......investigate," Tang Zhan continued. "Just like us, send Lao Jiu and them to survey the mountain road in the distance......"

Speaking of Lao Jiu, Lu Jing suddenly asked, "By the way, are they back?"

Tang Zhan and Zhao Zichuan shook their heads at the same time, Zhao Zichuan was a little disappointed and said: "It's been a day, Lao Jiu, they have no news at all, could it be that the mountain road they surveyed is too far?"

"Or is it that they met ......" Tang Zhan was a little worried.

"It shouldn't be—" Lu Jing tried to calm down, "I deliberately reminded me before leaving." If you encounter the Mengyuan army on the mountain road, you must not act rashly, and you must report to me as soon as possible......"

"But I didn't come back for a day, it's too strange......" Zhao Zichuan still wondered.

"Let's take a look...... Lu Jing said instead, "Let's see if there will be any movement on General Chang Yuchun's side." ”

Tang Zhan and Zhao Zichuan nodded, and now there is only such a plan......

Chang Yuchun's camp tent is still the same as yesterday, except for the thicker fog, the soldiers in the camp are still scrupulously guarding their duties and waiting for them strictly. And Chang Yuchun did not make any moves after sending Zhang Xing to lead the way out to investigate the enemy's situation. It's the same as Lu Jing guessed before......

Chang Yuchun in the camp tent has always been at ease, Zhang Xing led out of the camp to probe for more than a day, but there was no news, Chang Yuchun was also worried about whether his subordinates would encounter any accidents. Anxious at the same time. Chang Yuchun did not forget to deploy the battle situation at all times, and the generals analyzed the countermeasures to be taken by themselves and others in various situations......

"Hasn't Deputy Envoy Zhang come back yet?" Inadvertently, Chang Yuchun suddenly asked.

"Back to General. No news yet—" replied one of his generals.

"Deputy Envoy Zhang shouldn't have encountered some mishap...... What the hell is this Qiling Pass, not to mention the rugged mountain road. Now the fog was thick again, and the army of 100,000 was now trapped in it like a swarm of headless flies. can't drive ......" Chang Yuchun couldn't help but make an unbelievable analogy.

"General, don't worry too much, even if the fog covers the sky, if Deputy Envoy Zhang really has an accident to visit the enemy, there will be no news...... What's more, Deputy Envoy Zhang accompanied the general to fight in the south and the north, and he was born and died countless times, his life is very hard, and he will not suddenly encounter unforeseen ......," the general below continued to comfort.

"I hope so......" Chang Yuchun could only pray silently at this time that there would be no big mess......

Chang Yuchun had no choice but to continue to "talk on paper" with all the soldiers in the battalion, and the 100,000 army still did not move. In a flash, the same day passed again......

It was another day of idleness, and Lu Jing, who was secretly investigating on the top of the mountain, was about to suffocate to death. But more often than not, Lu Jing was worried that Lao Jiu and the others had no news. Not only Lu Jing, but Tang Zhan and Zhao Zichuan are also more and more relieved, Lao Jiu and the others have been gone for two days, if they don't come back, it is unlikely that something will happen if they don't guess......

"A day has passed like this, and General Chang still hasn't moved here...... Zhao Zichuan looked at the camp tent of Chang Yuchun's army lit by the fire under the dense fog under the mountain, and couldn't help but "complain" and said, "What the hell is going on with General Chang, and whether he is still sending troops to Xuzhou? Even if he is conservative and does not move, there is no movement at all for two days, this is too strange......

"Maybe General Chang thinks the same as us......" Lu Jing said suddenly.

"What kind of thoughts?" Zhao Zichuan continued.

Lu Jing said patiently: "It's to send troops to investigate-now that the fog has been covering for more than two days, the reason why General Chang Yuchun doesn't dare to send troops is mostly because of this." Not to mention General Chang, even if we lead the troops to the battle, we will not dare to enter because of the dense fog. If you want to send troops to Xuzhou, you must understand the details thoroughly, although this may delay the military aircraft, but there is no way to ......"

"Then Jing'er, do you think that General Chang will be like us, and the spies sent out have not come back for a long time?" Tang Zhan asked casually.

In peacetime, Tang Zhan rarely raised unexpected views in military affairs, but this time it seemed to wake up Lu Jing's heart, and Lu Jing turned to say: "Yes, if General Chang is like us, he has been waiting here for news from the spies, and he can be explained if there is no movement for two days...... However, if this is the case, how complicated is this Qiling Mountain, the spies went out to reconnoitre for two days and there was no news, think about the night of General Rongwu's defeat, the speed of the Mengyuan cavalry from the mountain road is not slow......"

"Strategist. We're back-" Confused on the side, a long-lost familiar voice suddenly came from behind Lu Jing--it was Lao Jiu. "Missing" for more than two days, Lao Jiu finally came back with the brothers of the "Tang Ying Club".

"Lao Jiu-" Tang Zhan and Zhao Zichuan saw that Lao Jiu and the others were safe and sound. The falling stone in my heart was put down.

"Why are you only coming back now, we have been waiting here for two days-" Lu Jing said with concern in reproach.

"I'm sorry, it's just that the brothers have made another mistake with the old problem, so I delayed a little time, and I made you wait for two days in vain......," Lao Jiu said with a little guilt.

"Old problem?" Lu Jing saw that Lao Jiu had something to say, and couldn't help asking, "What old problem made you delay for two days?"

Lao Jiu crouched down in front of Lu Jing, and then took out a piece of paper from the wrap of his clothes. Then he said: "Our brothers are very good at surveying mountain roads, so after passing through many mountain roads, they like to record them in the form of maps...... Commander, you see, this is the map of the mountain road ahead that we have rushed to make in the past two days--" Lao Jiu opened the paper map and showed Lu Jing and the others a mountain and a stone on the map.

Only then did Lu Jing understand that the reason why Lao Jiu and the others did not come back for two days was because they were drawing a map of the mountain road. Lu Jing looked at the grass and trees on the map, nodded lightly and said, "It's quite detailed, it turns out that you have been doing this for the past two days." We thought something had happened to you......"

"Haha, it's all the old business of the Tang Ying Society, if it weren't for the military advisor you and General Tang who took us out into the army, our brothers might have been just bandits who were spurned by the world for the rest of their lives...... Lao Jiu laughed softly.

"What is this?" Lu Jing seemed to have discovered something from the map. Pointing and asking, "The road here is in the shape of a three-way road, and the middle mountain road is wide. Narrow ...... on both sides"

Lao Jiu leaned over to take a look, and then explained, "Oh. It's such a military advisor, our brothers went to probe this time. It went all the way to the front of Xuzhou Chengguan...... There is a three-way road separated by a mountain road in front of Xuzhou Chengguan, which should be a branch mountain range of Qiling Mountain. There are three crossings under the mountain road, the middle one is very spacious, it should be an important artery for the main force of the Mengyuan army to go back and forth on both sides of the city and lake; on both sides of the mountain road, the west side of the road crossing is relatively narrow, and the road section is not very flat, it is difficult for the cavalry to play, and it is afraid of the ambush of redundant infantry; and on the east side of the mountain road, it is completely a mountain road, not to mention the cavalry, even the infantry is very difficult to march, and it should be used for reconnaissance ...... However, no matter which road it is, the separated mountain range road is dangerous, and the majority of the army will generally not ambush in such a dangerous area, because they may not be able to move normally......"

"Wait......" Lu Jing seemed to realize something, and turned to Lao Jiu and asked, "You actually analyzed the mountain road so thoroughly, which means that you went down to see every important road in person...... So, what I reminded you before, is it ......"

"That's right-" Lao Jiu nodded with a serious expression, "From here to the mountain branch in front, I didn't see a single soldier of the Meng Yuan army, it was simply a deserted mountain road...... I'm willing to bet that there can't be an ambush by the Mengyuan army there, because almost every detail of the main road, our brothers have seen through it-"

"The fog has been so thick these two days, are you really sure?" Lu Jing was still not very relieved, and asked quickly.

"We're sure!" replied with a nod of the old nine and the brothers of the Tang Ying Society.

When Lu Jing saw it, her expression changed slightly.

"What's wrong, Jing'er?" Tang Zhan thought that Lu Jing might have something in mind, so he asked.

Lu Jing eased her nerves, and then turned her gaze to Chang Yuchun's camp and said, "If General Chang Yuchun's scouts are the same result, then Chang Yuchun will definitely insist that there is no ambush from Meng Yuan's army ahead...... Two days have been wasted, and Chang Yuchun will definitely not delay the opportunity any longer, and he will definitely send the main army to Xuzhou ......"

"Isn't that just right? The front is already detailed, and there is no need to worry about departure......," Zhao Zichuan responded, "I was worried about an ambush before, so I didn't move, but now that there is no ambush, then we must hurry up and attack, otherwise when the reinforcements from Xuzhou arrive, it may be troublesome......

"But I'm worried, this is also Yan Ji Ji Tai Baza's calculation...... Lu Jing continued to analyze, "There is no ambush, then it is only possible to retreat and defend the city, waiting for reinforcements, Yan Ji Tai will really be so honest and wait for our army to attack under the city? With the fog interfering with the opponent's marching speed, and then waiting for reinforcements to defend the city, if this is also a tactic in the art of war, then Yan Ji Ji Tai Bazado is too mediocre...... I always feel that something is wrong, but I can't think of it......" Lu Jing had a bad premonition in her heart.

"Are you thinking too much, Sister Jing?" Zhao Zichuan didn't have so many scheming, and instead said, "General Chang Yuchun led an army of 100,000 troops to Xuzhou, even if Yan Jitai really set up an ambush, there is no way to end it in one pot - after all, in the art of war, there are very few troops who can defeat 100,000 troops in one plan......"

"Defeat the 100,000 army in one plan - yes, Yan Jitai should think so......" Lu Jing said secretly in his heart, "He knows that this foggy day will last for at least seven days, so it is possible for him to use these seven days to eat 100,000 troops raw...... This ambush may not be crushed with one blow, but completely consumed in seven days or even longer, and when it comes to the chronic consumption of 100,000 troops, the only way to snipe their military hearts is to say so, perhaps...... However, even if there is such a plan, there is no ambush within a radius of several miles, how can they do it......" Lu Jing seemed to have such a thought in her heart, but she felt that there was no way to do it, so she became more and more confused......

At this moment, in the camp tent of Changyuchun, Zhang Xingling, who had been out of the camp to visit the enemy for more than two days, finally led his troops back......

"General, Deputy Envoy Zhang has returned from visiting the enemy and asked to meet-" The guards at the gate reported to Chang Yu Chuntong.

This news can be said to have fallen on the hanging stone in Chang Yuchun's heart. "Hurry up and call him in—" Chang Yuchun excitedly put down the map on the table and walked forward a few steps.

So after receiving the order, Zhang Xingling immediately walked into the camp. Zhang Xingling's appearance has not changed much from two days ago, it seems that he has not encountered any danger, but he has more time to go to visit the enemy......

"Deputy Envoy Zhang finally returned safely, and I am very worried that you have not returned for two days-" Chang Yuchun said in the foreword.

"Please forgive the general, the last general led his subordinates to explore the enemy for more than two days......" Zhang Xing took the lead and apologized, and then reported the battlefield situation and said, "General, the reason why the last general was delayed for two days this time is because he did more mountain roads to explore the enemy——"

"Oh, why do you do more?" Chang Yuchun asked.

Zhang Xingling continued: "General Hui, I was worried that the Mengyuan enemy army might be ambushed in the dense fog, but the last general and others went to investigate, but they did not find a single soldier of the Mengyuan enemy army in front of the Longhu camp...... Therefore, the last general dared to investigate the three roads of the Qiling Mountain Branch Mountain and its main mountain roads, but he also did not find any signs of the enemy's ambush, not even a human figure-"

"What do you say, the cage lake position divides the veins from the Qiling Mountains, and there is no trace?" Chang Yuchun said a little incredulously.

"Yes, General, the mountain road is desolate, there is no one at all, and the mountain road is dangerous, there is no possibility of an enemy ambush at all, and the result is close, it is true-" Zhang Xingling continued, and the situation he said was almost the same as the situation reported by Lao Jiu to Lu Jing and the others.

"This is strange...... Chang Yuchun was also puzzled, "Yan Jitai Bazar is a famous general of Mengyuan, and he actually gave up the advantage of time, and did not set up an ambush to calculate our army with the momentum of the dense fog, but the whole army withdrew from Qiling Pass, what kind of calculation is he making......

At this time, one of Chang Yuchun's subordinates said: "General, the result is obvious - Yan Jitai Baza knows that our army's 100,000 troops are pressing the border, and it is difficult to resist them completely, so he chose the most stable way, retreated to defend Xuzhou Chengguan, and waited for reinforcements...... If we must say that we can use the advantage of dense fog to take advantage of the weather, it can only be to use the dense fog to interfere with the speed of our army's march, and then take the opportunity to ask for help from other places......"

"Yes, general--" another person said, "our army has been stationed in vain at this Qiling Pass for more than two days, not to mention the head-to-head confrontation with the Mengyuan enemy army, and also wasted a great opportunity to take Xuzhou - general, you must not hesitate any longer, you can send troops to Xuzhou City, otherwise in a few days the Mengyuan reinforcements will arrive in Xuzhou, and it will be even more difficult to capture Xuzhou!"

Chang Yuchun nodded, he also had this idea, so he didn't stop for a moment, and then issued a military order: "Pass the order, the main force of the whole army is there, march from the mountain road to Xuzhou Chengguan, and take Xuzhou within ten days!"

"Yes—" replied all the generals in the tent in unison.

Stationed at the Qiling Pass for more than two days, this time Chang Yuchun finally planned to really send troops to Xuzhou...... (To be continued......)