Within three days, the army was assembled, a total of 100,000 Ma Bu troops gathered in Tongguan, this day the heroes ascended to the hall to discuss, Luo Tianchu said: "I intend to send the vanguard army to Hangu Pass to fight, I led the army in Tongguan to stand still, waiting for the news from the horse gang. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" Lu Fei said: "We are cooperating with Yue Fei to send troops, should we wait for him to send troops before acting?" Luo Tianchu smiled and said: "Yue Fei has combined his troops with Zhengqi, unfathomable, these few days of gathering troops and transporting food with great fanfare, making people think that he is still preparing for war in Ezhou, according to me, he has already sent troops, only leaving a pretense in Ezhou, and there will be good news in less than three days." We sent troops at this time just to relieve the pressure on him, make a strong attack posture outside Hangu Pass, drag the army of Qi, if the Qi soldiers dare to fight, they will give a head-on blow, if we don't fight, we will never attack the city. After many battles, everyone was full of confidence in Luo Tianchu's judgment, Zhao Hengshan got up and said loudly: "Who is the vanguard in this battle?" Luo Tianchu said: "This battle must be fought steadily and steadily, and no fault is a success, aiming to drag down the main force of the Qi army." If you talk about calmness, the pioneer is none other than the master. ”

Lu Fei got up overjoyed and said, "My subordinates take orders." Zhao Hengshan snorted and sat down with a black face. Luo Tianchu smiled and said: "If the Qi army goes to war, it is necessary to give a thunder blow, let them see the courage and fearlessness of our Guanzhong army, who else can compare to Brother Zhao, can be the deputy vanguard, what does Brother Zhao want." Zhao Hengshan laughed and said: "It's still the castle lord who understands the Sprinkle family, as long as he sends the work of killing the enemy to the four families, the vanguard is not the vanguard, and the subordinates receive the order." Luo Tianchu said: "Hangu Guanshou Ban Su is said to have the courage of ten thousand people, and even above Li Cheng, his subordinates Pu Yong and Chen Zhanying are also old generals of the Song Dynasty, who have been on the battlefield for a long time and cannot be underestimated. Zhao Hengshan said with a smile: "The rats have not yet entered the eyes of the family. Luo Tianchu said: "In short, don't be careless, Du kill, Cai Lianhua will also go with the army as a deputy general." The two of them were overjoyed.

Luo Tianchu said: "Give you 10,000 infantry, 3,000 cavalry, set off tomorrow morning, the terrain of Hangu Pass is dangerous, you must march slowly when you pass through Hengling, and be careful of ambush." There is an old Junping in the west of Hangu Guanxi that can go down to the village, but you must cut down the surrounding bushes to avoid sneak attacks. Lu Fei said: "The castle lord knows the terrain of Hangu well when he is thousands of miles away, and his subordinates admire it and will act according to the castle master's orders." Luo Tianchu said with a smile: "I'm just talking about the marching plan, but the battlefield is ever-changing, and the master has to adapt to the situation." Lu Fei said yes. Luo Tianchu said: "You go and order soldiers, I will see you off tomorrow morning." ”

In the early morning of the next day, the four generals of the vanguard all put on their newly made battle armor, and the 13,000 soldiers were fed with a full meal and high morale. Lu Fei, Zhao Hengshan, Du Kill, and Cai Lianhua said goodbye to Luo Tianchu and the others on the horse, and led the army out of the customs. Luo Tianchu looked at the neat army walking out of Dongguan and sighed: "We are finally out of the customs." Yan Weifeng said: "In the past, the lord of the fort personally led the troops and took the lead, how can he sit in the rear this time?" Luo Tianchu said: "In the past, we fought a local defensive war, limited to Tongguan, and after leaving the pass, we had to fight on multiple fronts, I didn't have the energy to deploy the army while going into battle to kill the enemy, I could only rely on the generals to take charge alone, the master can undoubtedly be competent, but more such generals will be needed in the future." Gu Yao said: "If the castle lord can be trusted, next time you can count me as one." Yan Weifeng also said: "And me." Luo Tianchu said with a smile: "Not only the two of you, the brothers I brought out this time can be worthy of being generals, this battle will take a long time, don't worry, there is an opportunity for you to go into battle and make meritorious contributions." Li Xiao, Xiao Yan, Lu Ning, and Hu Boss were all overjoyed.

Every day after the departure of the vanguard army, carrier pigeons flew back to report on the march. On the night of the third day, Luo Tianchu sat alone in the conference hall and read by candle night, although he had memorized the famous military book, but every time he reread it, he had new insights, and then recorded his own experience in combination with the current situation. He had just finished writing a "Must-Remember for Cavalry Crossing the Water", put down his pen and said with a smile: "Brother Hu, please come in, I haven't slept yet." The door of the house opened with a squeak, and Hu Bai walked in from outside with the medicinal soup, and said, "The castle master's medicine is boiled, drink it while it's hot." Luo Tianchu said "thank you", took the decoction and drank it all.

Hu Bai said: "What does the castle master think today, let his subordinates take the pulse." Luo Tianchu said with a smile: "I am full of energy all day, so I don't need to trouble Brother Hu." Hu Bai said: "When she left Chang'an, although Miss Ling explained the matter of boiling medicine, her subordinates were afraid of making mistakes, so they still took the pulse to rest assured." Luo Tianchu couldn't bear to brush his kindness, rolled up his cuffs and said, "Brother Hu, please." Hu Bai breathed a sigh of relief after checking the pulse, and said, "Although Miss Ling refuses to reveal the castle master's condition, the castle master's pulse is normal, so I am relieved." The subordinates don't disturb the castle lord to read the book. Luo Tianchu said: "I'm just waiting for the front-line military report, if Brother Hu is fine, just chat with me." Hu Bai said: "Yes." He sat down beside him.

Luo Tianchu asked, "Are the other three doctors okay?" Hu Bai nodded and said, "The castle lord treats us very favorably, and we are all very grateful. Luo Tianchu said: "Your responsibility is also great, and it is inevitable that there will be deaths and injuries in the war, so it is all up to you to treat them." Hu Bai said: "It has always been the wish of subordinates to practice medicine with the army, and this time the wish is achieved, and I should do my best." The other three doctors are also local knife wound masters, and their reputation is very good, but we only have four people, plus ten assistants, but there are 100,000 in the army, if there are more wounded, we may not be busy. Luo Tianchu frowned and said, "I ignored this, and the four doctors are really missing." Hu Bai sighed: "Those three were invited by me after all my good words, and the other doctors didn't dare to come for fear of war." Luo Tianchu said: "Fortunately, I chatted with Brother Hu tonight, otherwise there will be big trouble in the future, so I will order a heavy salary to hire a doctor, and if you don't come, you will come." Hu Baixi said: "That's no better." ”

Luo Tianchu thought for a while and said, "By the way, Miss Ling Lin, I knew I was here with me." Hu Bai's face changed slightly: "I can't let her come!" Luo Tianchu was stunned for a moment and said, "Why?" Hu Bai was stunned for a moment, only to feel out of shape, and said with a slight red face: "This is a mess, how can she be a girl's family." ”

Luo Tianchu moved, smiled and said tentatively: "Brother Hu, doesn't he have a good impression of Miss Ling?" Hu Bai's body trembled, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "No, no, I just admire Miss Ling's medical skills, and dare to think about it." Luo Tianchu smiled and said: "Brother Hu is not married, Miss Ling is not married, they are both medical Taoists, and it is common for them to fall in love over time, so why should Brother Hu be ashamed." Hu Bai waved his hand faster, and said continuously: "No, no, don't say it again, although Miss Ling has never mentioned it, but I can see that she only has the castle master in her heart, otherwise how could she be so concerned about the castle master's illness." Luo Tianchu said: "Miss Ling and I are just a doctor and a patient, innocent, in addition, Brother Hu should have heard about my feelings, I don't have the heart to consider the private affairs of my children, Brother Hu must not take me as a taboo, although rest assured to pursue." Hu Bai shook his head and said: "The castle lord and Miss Ling are both people who are admired, and only the castle lord has received Miss Ling's jade pot ice heart, I really hope that the castle lord can achieve great things, but I am also afraid that Miss Ling will become a victim of the castle lord's great cause like the other two girls, and finally be sad for the castle lord." Luo Tianchu sighed: "Brother Hu's affection makes me ashamed, Miss Ling is also a person of great affection, if I learn that Brother Hu cares so much about her, I will definitely be moved." ”

Hu Bai bowed to the end and said: "My subordinates have something to ask for." Luo Tianchu hurriedly helped him up and said, "Brother Hu, please say, if you want me to go and tell Miss Ling, don't worry, wrap it up on me." Hu Bai said: "No, please don't mention today's matter to Miss Ling." Luo Tianchu was puzzled: "Why is this?" Hu Bai sighed: "I... I admit that I like Miss Ling, but I don't want her, I just want to see her happy, that's all, I don't know if the castle master understands. Luo Tianchu was silent for a moment and sighed: "Great love is selfless, I fully understand." Hu Bai said: "Did the castle lord agree?" Luo Tianchu sighed: "Since Brother Hu said so, can I not agree, and never reveal a word." Hu Bai smiled and said, "That's good, thank you lord of the castle." Luo Tianchu smiled bitterly and shook his head. Hu Bai said: "The castle lord should rest early, and his subordinates will come to deliver medicine tomorrow morning." ”

Luo Tianchu was about to get up to see him off, Li Xiao strode in from outside the door with a smile, Luo Tianchu smiled and said: "Brother Li's eyes are full of spring breeze, there will be good news to bring, Brother Hu might as well sit for a while, let's listen together." After Li Xiao and Hu Bai met the ceremony, they smiled and said, "There is not just one, but two." Luo Tianchu said: "One of them is about the vanguard troops?" Li Xiaodao: "Exactly, Lu Hall Master They successfully passed through the dangerous Hengling Mountain area this afternoon, and according to the instructions of the castle master, they led people to raid the six secret posts of Qi soldiers in Hengling, and they went down to the village in Laojunping without any danger. Luo Tianchu said: "Reaching Laojunping safely is already half successful, what next?" Li Xiao smiled bitterly: "Before the camp was set up, Hall Master Zhao led five hundred infantry to challenge under Hangu Pass." Luo Tianchu laughed and said: "It is indeed Lao Zhao's style, is the Qi army facing the battle?"

Li Xiaodao: "The Qi army began to panic about the army that appeared under the city, but the general who defended the city, Ban Su, thought that the tired division could be the enemy, so he ordered the eldest son Ban Heming to lead three thousand soldiers to meet the enemy, but just after leaving the city, before the formation was launched, Zhao Tang Master single-handedly rushed into the formation, hacked to death, defeated the Qi army and grabbed the corpse. Luo Tianchu applauded: "Good old Zhao, this is exactly what I want." Li Xiaodao: "However, Hall Master Zhao was a little uncalm after the victory, and he wanted to enter the pass with the defeated army, but he was shot back by a random arrow, and he was hit by an arrow in his arm. ”

Luo Tianchu smiled and said: "This is also expected, what is the second piece of good news?" Li Xiao said: "As expected by the castle master, Yue Fei really sent troops unknowingly, and as soon as he appeared, he was under Yuncheng, and captured Yuncheng with lightning speed. Before Qi Bing could react, he became a prisoner. Luo Tianchu said: "What did Yue Fei do after capturing Yuncheng?" Li Xiao said: "There is no news for the time being." Luo Tianchu nodded and said: "It is not easy for Yue Fei to take back Bianliang, there are three fortified cities in Yingchang Mansion, Huaining, and Yingtianfu on the periphery, I want to see how Yue Fei fights this battle, and the Central Plains competition has finally begun." (To be continued.) )