This is an endless meadow, like a huge painting spread out between heaven and earth, so pure, so far away, that it is really impossible to describe in words. Looking around, the eyes are full of green, unobstructed. When I cast my gaze over, I couldn't find a point to focus on, and the four fields were vast and boundless.

This was the first time Li Jing had seen this magnificent grassland scene, and he couldn't help but be fascinated by this magnificent and unique scenery of the border plug. But now is not the time to enjoy the view, but to another purpose.

After Li Jing left Chaoge City, he rushed towards Chentangguan without stopping, but found that the situation here was very bad. The Dongyi soldiers had already surrounded the city, and it was very difficult for Li Jing to enter it.

Before coming here, Li Jing also did some work to learn about the Dongyi race through various channels. They don't seem to be a vicious people, and they usually attack the borders of the Great Commerce, usually in situations where they can't do it.

After encountering natural disasters or animal tides, they will only make aggressive moves when it is difficult for them to survive, just to grab some clothing and food to survive the winter.

It was very unusual to besiege a city on such a large scale as now, and Li Jing couldn't help but have some doubts, was this Dongyi clan ready to start an all-out war with this great merchant and was not satisfied with simple looting?

Of course, Li Jing knew that now was not the time to specifically analyze the Dongyi clan, and the most important thing at the moment was to quickly solve the danger of Chentang Pass, so that he would not be the chief soldier before he took office, and his lair was attacked by others first.

Li Jing felt that he was a little unlucky, or it was born with hard work, the last time he was besieged by the beast tide in Muye, and now he is here to take office, and he is besieged by the enemy again.

A cursory analysis of the current form of the enemy and our side, the Dongyi army should have more than 50,000 people at present. Li Jing didn't know how many people there were in Chentang Pass, but compared with the Dongyi army, the strength must be very different. Otherwise, the guards of Chentang would not dare to fight, but chose to stick to the city.

Therefore, Li Jing gave up the strategy of entering the city and liaising with the defenders. Because, if you choose to fight head-on, your 3,000 men and horses will actually play no role, it is better to hide in the shadows and wait for an opportunity to sneak attack, but there will be a glimmer of life.

Of course, if Li Jing wants to break the situation directly and fight the Dongyi army, he is not afraid. Because at this time, he had two trump cards in his hand, Yin Shi Niang, who was an earth immortal cultivator, and a person from the Heavenly Immortal Ci Hangdao.

Although that Cihang Daoist was not necessarily willing to help him and then kill and injure the enemy, he only needed a few casual help from her side, and his side could definitely be reversed. Li Jing believes that after so many days of getting along and being so busy, Cihang is still willing.

It's just that this goes against Li Jing's original intention, he hopes to bring peace to the people of the Shang and Yi tribes. However, if it is convenient for the Dongyi people to clash head-on as soon as they appear, it will inevitably affect the policy he implements after he implements it.

Annihilating these 50,000 people here is indeed a good record, and it can also establish prestige in the hearts of the military and people of Chentangguan, but it leaves an indelible impression of ruthlessness and ferocity on the Dongyi people, which is not what Li Jing wants.

Therefore, Li Jing and his 3,000 men and horses quietly crossed the Chentang Pass and came to this grassland. The purpose is to be able to sneak attack the grain and grass of the Dongyi people, so that they can retreat in the face of difficulties.

In Li Jing's opinion, this sneak attack should be easy to succeed. Because although their three thousand men and horses were few, they were cavalry, and they moved quickly, and the enemy was caught off guard, and it was certainly difficult to resist.

Of course, the most critical point, and at the same time, Li Jing's confidence lies, his team is completely out of the sight of the enemy, and the enemy army would not expect that such a team of men and horses would appear under their noses.

Although 3,000 men were very small, and it was not enough to look at Ben in front of the enemy's 50,000 troops, it was completely enough to just burn the enemy's grain and grass.

And at this moment, the situation in Chentang Pass is also precarious, the guard of Chentang Pass is an old general, and he is still a treasure knife now.

He stood on top of the tower, looking at the dense enemy army underground, but he still seemed very calm. He glanced at the somewhat restless lieutenants around him. scolded sharply: "What's the matter, you look sluggish, you are the soldiers of the big merchants, and behind you are the unarmed people, once the city is broken, you know what kind of treatment they will suffer, and they are all more cheered up." ”

"General, I also understand the truth, but the disparity between the strength of the enemy and us is too great. Although there is Chentang Pass that can be defended, but our army is seriously insufficient, and it is indeed impossible to resist, it is better to find some retreat, and don't do this useless work. A man who looked like an adjutant general knelt in front of the old general and admonished with tears in his eyes.

The veteran directly pulled out the sword on his waist, and was about to cut off the head of the young lieutenant general, "You dare to bewitch the people and disturb the morale of the army, what is the use of me keeping you!"

But he was pulled by several other generals around him, "The general is angry, and Vice General Chen is also outspoken, although it is inevitable that there is a fear of war, but his crime is not to death, and what he said is also the truth." ”

The old general took a deep breath and calmed the anger in his heart.

"The chief soldier appointed by the imperial court is already on the way here, how can I lose the city before I can do it again. So what kind of face do I have to face him, as long as we can hold out for a few more days and wait for the arrival of the general army, the tide of the battle will definitely turn around. Before the arrival of the general army, we must defend it if we can't defend it, and we must defend it if we can't defend it. The old general looked at the general surnamed Chen who was kneeling on the ground, and almost roared angrily.

In fact, he knew that even if the general army arrived, it might not be useful, unless this general soldier could lead an elite army of 50,000 to come, otherwise the result might still be the same. Because this time, the Dongyi people seem to be determined to break through this city, and there is no room at all.

And the old general knows better that it is absolutely impossible to bring 50,000 soldiers and horses, how can a new general soldier have such strength. The reason why he said this was to be able to calm the morale of the army.

As for the rest, what the final result of the military and civilians in Chen Tangguan will be is not something he can predict. His duty is to be able to maintain Chentang Pass before the arrival of the new commander-in-chief, but what happens after that should be a headache for the commander-in-chief, and he can't do anything about it.

The only thing he could do now was to defend the city, and at the same time silently hoped in his heart that the general soldier could really bring some miracle, although the hope was very slim. Maybe it would be nice that the general soldier didn't flinch from the battle, and was able to stick to this place and not shift all the blame to him.

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