Tang Zhan and Lu Jing squatted at the front of the rock mass, watching the Mengyuan guards at the main road of the pass from afar......

As roughly expected before, even if the distance is shortened, the Mengyuan soldiers guarding the main road of the pass are only a few scattered, if the troops led by Tang Zhan Lu Jing come forward to attack at this time, they can be subdued without much effort. But the problem is that although the distance is close, there is a bottomless cliff between the two paths, which climbs and moves laterally with the rock mass, and you may fall into the abyss if you are not careful......

"One, two, three......" Lu Jing looked at the pass across the cliff from afar, counted silently, and said softly, "There are not even ten people, Yan Jitai actually only sent such a small number of people to guard the pass, it seems that although it is hidden here and difficult to find the enemy's traces, but the overall terrain is too steep, and it is not practical to let a large army march from the eastern mountain road......" Lu Jing's eyes changed slightly while saying.

Tang Zhan noticed, he seemed to know what Lu Jing was thinking, and asked softly, "Jing'er, do you want to...... Climb over the cliff and go to the other pass, right?"

"That's right......" Lu Jing didn't shy away from saying, "Although it's a bit troublesome, after crossing this cliff, we will definitely be able to see the guard arrangement of the Mengyuan army in Xuzhou Chengguan, which is very important to us...... Fortunately, as the defenders, who were familiar with this mountain road, Yan Jitai did not think so, seeing that the terrain was precipitous, and it was expected that we would not send troops to march from here, so only sparse guards were arranged...... Now is the opportunity, if the sneak attack is successful from here, the host will be in the hands of our army, waiting for the main reinforcements to arrive, and taking Xuzhou is just around the corner——"

"But I always feel that it's not that simple......" Tang Zhan, who has never been suspicious of Lu Jing. This time, Lu Jingdao was reminded, "Jing'er, you also said it." Yan Ji Tai Bazar is good at scheming, if this is a trap he has set. Isn't that ......?"

"Why set a trap here?" Lu Jing retorted, "The current goal of Yan Jitai's troops is to relieve the difficulty of besieging the city, annihilate the main force of our army in the middle of the road, and help relieve the pressure of defending the city in Xuzhou...... And no matter what, as long as the pass on the opposite side is captured, the arrangement of the Mengyuan army in this part of the host road is in full view, why should you be afraid of other strategies?"

"That's right...... also true" critical moment. Tang Zhan still believed in Lu Jing's reasoning and nodded in agreement.

"Of course, the premise is that Yan Jitai's target is really the main force of our army's middle way, if not......" Lu Jing felt a trace of nervousness in her heart.

However, the plan is set, and it is not easy to change, and now it is a golden opportunity to take the host pass, and Tang Zhan Lu Jing's troops must seize the time. So, Tang Zhan and Lu Jing walked in the front, groping their way forward. While waving his hand, he motioned for the five hundred troops behind him to follow, preparing to bypass this mountain road and outflank the pass of the opposite cliff from a long distance......

"Silly, listen, there's the sound of horses' hooves—" as he slowly moved forward. Lu Jing suddenly noticed the shaking of iron hooves from the mountain, which was like a thousand troops and horses, and immediately called Tang Zhan at the front.

Tang Zhan nodded, turned around and signaled, "There is the sound of horses' hooves." And it's a huge crowd...... But strangely, the mountain road here is rugged. It's hard to walk on foot, how can there be herds of war horses?"

"Not here. It can be felt in a place connected to the entire Qiling Mountain Range-" Lu Jing's eyes changed.

Tang Zhan seemed to realize it, and said in surprise: "Could it be that ...... It is the two roads of the three forks of the road - the Zichuan brothers and the Xiao brothers, they ......"

Lu Jing also nodded a little panickedly, and followed: "Well, maybe the Zichuan brothers have already met with the main force of Meng Yuan's army......"

"Damn, why did you ...... so quickly" Tang Zhan thumped his fists angrily, because he knew very well that 15,000 infantry and cavalry against the mighty Mengyuan 70,000 army was simply hitting a stone with an egg;

Lu Jing closed her eyes slightly, she was actually the same as Tang Zhan, worried about the battle on the other two roads of the three-way road. He and Tang Zhan, as the commanders of the whole army, led 500 men and horses to the eastern mountain road to open a path, which was an adventure in itself; now the main force is about to face the enemy's "70,000 male wolves", and the victory or defeat is almost conceivable......

"There's no way...... Lu Jing said helplessly, "I can only pray that the Zichuan brothers can successfully tide over the difficulties and drag Zhu Yuanzhang's reinforcements to arrive...... We can't rush back to support now, and even if we do, it's useless. What we can do now is to cross the mountain pass of the host road, and we can't ......waste the opportunity created for us by the Zichuan brothers."

When Tang Zhan heard this, he also closed his eyes helplessly, now that the three divisions of troops have forced the vanguard army into a desperate situation, Tang Zhan, as the lord of the first army, also felt the weight of the burden on his body.

There is no way, instead of worrying about being in place, Tang Zhan Lu Jing still continued to quietly climb the rock with his troops......

And at this moment, in the middle of the main force of the vanguard army......

Early this morning, Zhao Zichuan received a battle letter from Xiao Tian's military headquarters, explaining the situation of the assembly of the Mengyuan army in the narrow mouth of the West Road, and Zhao Zichuan was also prepared for a long time. However, just now, the sound of iron hooves of thousands of troops and horses came from the direction of Xuzhou Chengguan. Not only that, the "sand cavalry array" that had not stopped for two days was still going on -- the yellow sand in Xuzhou Chengguan became more and more pervasive and flying, the sound of horses' hooves was as rapid as a drum, and the mighty yellow sand spread to all sides, and finally even buried the Mengyuan army that had been stationed in advance last night, so that the military headquarters of the vanguard army could not measure the number of enemy troops......

But Zhao Zichuan has realized the urgency of the situation, the wild array of yellow sand has spread to the position of his army, and the next moment, the mighty Mengyuan cavalry is very likely to charge, and what everyone is about to deal with may be the most difficult battle so far......

"The whole army is arrayed!" Zhao Zichuan rode at the forefront of the military formation, and loudly ordered, and the two generals Li Xian and Li Gong, who were also in the vanguard, also quickly assembled the cavalry at the head of the vanguard.

Immediately behind him was the infantry formation, which was the key to the magic of the Five Peerless Formations, which opened up and merged with the momentum of the Miyagi phalanx. With neat and orderly footsteps and horses' hooves. The Miyagi phalanx was lined up in a mighty manner, ready to deal with the killing array of the fierce charge of the Mengyuan cavalry.

The phalanx in the middle formation is complete. On the left and right wings, Nangong Jun and Murong Fei led thousands of cavalry to open and close, and the five absolute formations always used the momentum of arrows. 15,000 men and horses formed a strong iron cave, in the Qiling Pass Plain, resolutely waiting for the army of Mengyuan to come......

In addition to the middle crossing of the three-way road, the narrow pass of the West Road led by Xiao Tian and Su Jia also saw the formation scene of the yellow sand engulfing the Mengyuan cavalry. Hu Yidi was the first to notice the crisis and the strange scene, and immediately returned to the camp to report the matter to Xiao Tian and Su Jia.

Of course, Xiao Tian and Su Jia did not sit still, in addition to urgently mobilizing and arranging 3,000 people, the two of them even went into the front in person to observe the enemy situation under Xuzhou City......

But as Hu Yidi reported before. Accompanied by the sudden thunderous sound of horses' hooves and war drums on the top of the mountain, the yellow sand raised by the "Sand Riding Array" buried everything in front of him like a tornado, and even the previously neatly arranged Mengyuan Riding Formation disappeared into the dark dust and sand like a falcon......

"Damn, there was such a big wind and sand all of a sudden, covering the vision-" Xiao Tian thumped his fists and said angrily.

"This is not a natural ......wind and sand," Su Jia said solemnly but calmly on the side, "The sound of horses' hooves is so orderly, it must be the sand and dust raised by the war horses, which is intended to deliberately block the sight of our army...... But the enemy did this for one purpose. That is to interfere with the sight of our army-"

"Interfere with our army?" Xiao Tian asked with some confusion.

"It's not just us—" Su Jia said nervously, "and Brother Zichuan, Brother Murong of Nangong...... Don't forget, the middle way guarded by the main forces of our army. But in the land of the plains, if Yan Jitai wants to fight head-on with the main army out of the city, the fight in the middle way is inevitable......"

"That's right. The main forces of our army are now in the greatest danger...... But I don't understand, why should our army's line of sight on the west road be interfered with?" Xiao Tian still didn't quite understand the enemy's main general's intentions. I can't help but ask myself.

"Could it be ......" A spiritual light flashed from Su Jia's mind, and a terrifying coolness suddenly welled up in her heart.

"What's wrong. Jia'er?" Seeing Su Jia's sudden strange reaction, Xiao Tian turned his head and asked nervously.

Su Jia paused for a moment, and her whole expression was as if she was struggling to accept an extremely cruel reality, and she couldn't help but be stunned. Immediately, Su Jia tried to calm herself, and asked Xiao Tian again: "Ah Tian, where did you put the 'trick plan' that Sister Jing gave you before the expedition?"

"You mean that bag that Sister Jing gave me? I've always had it with me...... What's wrong?" Xiao Tian asked puzzled.

Su Jia didn't answer, just looked at Xiao Tian's face with surprised eyes.

Xiao Tian seemed to understand from Su Jia's slightly panicked eyes—he understood what was really going to happen next, the real terrifying scene......

At the middle road defenders, the 15,000 cavalry has already lined up the five unique formations and is ready to fight, even if Meng Yuan's 70,000 main army moves south, the vanguard army is also ready to fight to the death......

Zhao Zichuan took the lead, and the Qiankun Second Sword in his hand had already been unsheathed, and the traces of the yellow and green sword light were refracted under the light, and it seemed that it would be dyed red in the next moment. Li Xian and Li Gong, who followed closely, also held the mentality of seeing death as home, even if he was single and thousands of troops, he would not flinch. And the soldiers who were about to face a death battle in the military formation also had a cold and nervous look on their faces - they knew very well that the next fierce battle, if the next moment the Mengyuan cavalry charged, they could only wave the sharp blades in their hands and decide the life and death of the enemy and the enemy......

The sound of horses' hooves became more and more intense, and it seemed that the next moment would be in front of you...... But just before the tense battle, a surprising and even strange scene occurred-the enemy was getting closer, and the sound of the horses' hooves should have been more rapid, but after a while, the sound of the horses' hooves seemed to be like smoke in the wind, slowly weakened, and finally the silence stopped......

"What's the matter, why has the sound of horses' hooves stopped?" Zhao Zichuan was at the front of the military formation, frowning and contemplating, and wondered in his heart.

Not only Zhao Zichuan, but also the soldiers who originally regarded death as if they were at home, who would have thought that a death battle would break out at once, but in the end, before the battle, the sound of the mighty war horses stopped......

"Could it be that the enemy army has to set up a formation to deal with it in person before fighting with our army, it is too much to seek stability......" Zhao Zichuan kept speculating in his heart, at the same time, even the yellow sand of the "Sand Riding Array" that lasted for two days was gradually precipitated, and the raised yellow sand gradually sank, and the line of sight gradually became clear, Zhao Zichuan continued to say secretly, "Okay, just wait for the yellow sand to dissipate, and see what tricks you play......

Before the Five Absolute Formations, in front of the Xuzhou City Pass, the yellow sand was slowly receding......

And on the side of the West Road Narrow Pass, Xiao Tian and Su Jia faced the same scene. They were also amazed at the sudden disappearance of the horse's hooves. But because of the bold speculation before, Xiao Tian and Su Jia did not let go of their worries, and as the yellow sand like the middle road slowly receded, the real formation of the Mengyuan army gradually emerged......

"Come on, let's see what other tricks you have ......" At the middle pass, Zhao Zichuan was not afraid, staring intently at the battlefield where his line of sight gradually became clear......

"Could it really be ......" At the narrow entrance of the West Road, Xiao Tian was very reluctant, reluctant to see the scene that he and Su Jia were worried about at the same time......

The yellow sand finally completely dissipated, and the deployment of the Mengyuan army under the city of Xuzhou was in full view......

The main army of the Middle Road surprised everyone, because the scene in front of them -- there was not a single Mengyuan soldier in front of them! The middle road pass under the city of Xuzhou was empty, and even the Mengyuan troops stationed in advance last night were nowhere to be seen, and the entire army disappeared without a trace as if it had been swept away by the yellow sand......

"How is this possible?" Zhao Zichuan thought about it for a long time, but he didn't expect such a scene, just now the sound of horses' hooves continued, but he didn't expect that in the end, not a single enemy was encountered, and the entire Five Absolute Formations were arranged in vain, and a desperate battle did not start in the end.

"This ...... What the hell is going on?" Nangong Jun and Murong Fei, who were on the left and right wings of the Five Absolute Formations, were the same, completely unable to believe their eyes, and exclaimed loudly at the same time.

At the front of the military formation, although Zhao Zichuan was surprised, his cautious eyes never changed. Li Xian and Li Gong were also deeply surprised and incredulous, and they came to Zhao Zichuan's side and couldn't help asking, "General Zhao, what is the situation here?" and why...... Why didn't Yan Jitai have a ......?"

"I don't know......" Zhao Zichuan shook his head lightly, and then said, "But the sound of horses' hooves is true...... It is clear that the previous protrusion of yellow sand was intended to interfere with the sight of our troops, and it was very successful...... Since the army is also there, not in the middle way, it is only possible to put the target in another place. What is certain is that this is another conspiracy of Yan Jitai, but we don't know ...... yet."

The whole army was puzzled, Zhao Zichuan looked at the emptiness of the battlefield behind the yellow sand in front of him, and secretly speculated: "The sound of horses' hooves disappears quickly, but there is no reason for the army to disappear so quickly, it is only possible to transfer." In addition to the Qiling Middle Road, there is another ...... that can be seen in the Xuzhou Chengguan battlefield. It's not good—"

Zhao Zichuan seemed to realize something, but it was already too late......

West Road Narrow......

Xiao Tianhao Su Jia was stunned, they didn't expect the scene in front of them......

No one would have thought that Xiao Tian and Su Jia did not expect it, Zhao Zichuan did not expect it, and even Tang Zhan and Lu Jing did not think of it...... That's right, Zhao Zichuan is not wrong, Yan Jitai's army did not disappear out of thin air, but - after the yellow sand settled, the Mengyuan army array in front of him was in full view, and all of them were strictly arranged at the narrow mouth of the West Road, a full 70,000 troops, no less......

"How could it be ......" Su Jia still couldn't believe her eyes, she had fought alone against the Mengyuan Thousand Army, and she also showed a panicked look that she had never seen before, because this time she was facing not only a simple thousand Mengyuan soldiers, but also a 70,000 army, the overwhelming and overwhelming feeling of the sky and the earth slammed straight in front of Su Jia's eyes, "The main force of the enemy army is actually ...... It's all here, it's all in the West Road Narrow Mouth......"

Xiao Tian was also nervously speechless on the side, no one would have thought that Yan Jitai would actually give up the advantage of the cavalry in the Middle Road Plain, and concentrate the center of the attack on the narrow mouth of the West Road, which was difficult for the cavalry to deploy. Although the cavalry is not good at narrow battles, but with a division of 70,000 to attack the crowd of 3,000, it is simply a flood to break away the ants......

Xiao Tian's eyes continued to reveal panic, and the bag that Lu Jing had given him before in his hand was getting tighter and tighter...... (To be continued......)