Time passed little by little, and the army marched at a rapid pace. When Li Min came, Zhang Fan and his entourage had already come to a plain in the northwest of Shuoyue City. In front of them was a long, narrow plain, and in the middle of the plain was a large river more than ten feet wide. Yes, this is the Crescent Plain not far from the Great Wilderness City and Shuoyue City, and the big river is the Crescent River.

Zhu Enchanting was assigned here back then, so she had the title of the crescent princess. The Crescent River flows from the vast snow-capped mountains in the southwest of the Rong Kingdom, passes through the heavy city of the Youyue Plain of the Rong Kingdom-Youyue City, passes through the north bank mountain, flows into the Youyue Lake located in the middle of the mountains on both sides, and passes through the narrow Crescent River Valley in the mountains on the south bank before flowing into the Qi country. The Crescent Plains were also formed by the perennial impact of the Crescent River.

Due to the nourishment of the crescent river near the mountains on both sides, three treasures of one lake, two plains have been formed. The Rong country is good at raising horses, cattle and sheep, and the vast plains and grasslands near the Crescent River are treasures in the eyes of the Rong people. The wars between the two countries are also mostly related to this.

At this time, the two horse scouts approached Zhang Fan. When the scouts approached, Zhang Fan asked, "Have you ever detected the Rong army?" The two said: "General, the condominium area agreed upon by Qi and Rong twenty years ago - near Youyue Lake has been occupied by Rong horse thieves, and they have also arranged secret agents in the Crescent River Valley. If it weren't for the caution of our scouts, the thieves would probably have learned of the arrival of our army. Zhang Fan sighed: "We are still a step late, the Moon Lake was originally a moat for our army to resist the enemy, but now it has been occupied by the enemy, and we only have the Crescent River Valley available." If the enemy crosses the Crescent River Valley, the land of Qi will be wantonly slaughtered by the thieves. The scout said, "yes, it's good that we raided late at night." The thieves were not alarmed. Zhang Fan shook his head when he heard this, he knew that the people of Rong had just arrived, and it was impossible to break through the Crescent Pass in the Crescent River Valley in a short period of time. Straight into the land of Qi.

Zhang Fan asked: "Let's go, before dawn, our army will set up a large camp first, otherwise when the day dawns, our every move in this open land will be clearly seen by the spies of the Rong State." The two scouts said: "General, please bring the army down with your subordinates, General Gao Wolf has been waiting for a long time at the Crescent Pass." Zhang Fan said: "Okay." Then the people went with the scouts who had led them, and in a short time they came down the valley to the crescent moon.

There are three major fortresses in the front, middle and back of the crescent pass, as well as countless small fortresses. Ahead, the Great Fortress is located in the Crescent River Valley, near the Lake of the Moon. Due to the wide opening of the valley and the large defensive area, it was easier for the enemy to break through, and the middle fortress was located at the narrowest point in the middle of the valley. The fortress in the rear is located in the Crescent River valley near the Crescent Plain, which is the last pass to defend against the invasion of thieves. It is built the strongest. It is also a necessary way to resupply the fortress ahead.

The place where Zhang Fan went was Qianguan, but he only brought eight of the most brave soldiers this time, and the rest of the miscellaneous army was stationed in the vast mountains and forests on the south bank.

In front of Qianguan Castle, as soon as Gao Wolf saw Zhang Fan, he stepped forward and said, "General Zhang, please." Zhang Fan said: "Okay." With that, he led the eight guards into the fort. A few people came to the top of the fort and sat down at a table.

Gao Wolf glanced at the freshly roasted leg of mutton and the clay bowl with spirits in front of him, and said, "General Zhang, let's drink and talk." Zhang Fan smiled: "Okay." So saying, he began to drink wine and eat meat. Talk about it.

Gao Wolf said: "We are a step late this time, and the Rong thieves have already stationed part of their army on the north shore of Youyue Lake. It's staring at us. We are not good at horse warfare, and the army has not yet arrived, but we cannot garrison it near Lake Yuyue. Zhang Fan glanced at the vast lake in the north from a distance, and said leisurely: "Yes, we are one step late, if we rush to garrison, the soldiers who come first will be few, the supply will not be sufficient, and the rear will not be able to provide immediate support, and it will be swallowed up by a large number of horse thieves." Gao Wolf smiled: "What good strategy does the general have to turn the tide of the battle and expel the thieves?" Zhang Fan said lightly: "Although I have no experience in leading troops before, I still know the truth of mixing fiction and reality. The Rong thieves may not have that many garrisons on the shore of Youyue Lake at all, they are just bluffing, temporarily occupying territory, secretly transferring supplies, and by the time we react, they are already in a situation, and it is difficult for us to expel them from the territory of Youyue Lake. Gao Wolf Qi said: "The general means that we haven't actually lost the opportunity?" Zhang Fan smiled: "Not bad." You see, the Rong people only occupy the north side of Youyue Lake, but they sent scouts to us, obviously a little weak-hearted, pretending to be powerful. Transferring supplies is no better than transferring a large army, and it will not be successful in a day. We should send elite scouts to probe the enemy's situation to see if they are real or false, and at the same time contact the rear army, so that the marshal can decide whether the army will advance directly to the south bank of Youyue Lake, make up for the opportunity, and level the war with the Rong State. ”

Gao Wolf smiled: "The general is really thoughtful, if our army does not lose the opportunity, with a large army and strong combat preparations, we will definitely be able to prevent the Rong thieves from entering the Crescent Moon Plain, and even defeat the Rong thieves and take the Youyue Plain, which is rich in water and grass." Zhang Fan said with a smile: "Yes, we should do our best to explain the situation to the marshal, and act quickly to equalize the battle." Gao Wolf said: "Okay, I'll send someone to contact Dashuai." Zhang Fan said: "Then I'll go and prepare first and say goodbye." As he spoke, he bowed goodbye to the high wolf. Gao Wolf said: "Okay, the general walks slowly." Zhang Fan then left.

In a moment, a gray shadow on the crescent moon closed through the sky of Li Min and flew southeast.

After a while, on the official road north of the Three Mountains Society, a large group of soldiers were slowly moving forward. Suddenly, a horse approached a luxurious and well-guarded carriage quickly. A soldier said loudly: "Report!" One of the people inside said slowly: "What's the matter?"

These people are the main force of the army led by Gao Yu. They can reach the crescent moon at dawn.

The Jia Shi said: "The Wolf Pioneer and General Zhang have sent a message saying that the Rong army seems to have occupied the northern shore of Youyue Lake, but according to their analysis, the Rong army may be just bluffing, so they sent a message to ask for the opinion of the marshal." Hearing this, Gao Yu jerked off the curtains and asked, "Show me the original text." Hearing this, the armor took out a secret scroll and handed it to Gao Yu. Gao Yu returned to the car with the dense scroll.

After a while, Gao Yu ordered: "Youyue Lake is about the victory or defeat of this battle, and we can't lose the opportunity." Passing on the military order, the high wolf immediately sent elite scouts and interspersal to Youyue City to find out the truth of the Rong army. The soldier said, "Yes, handsome!" and quickly left.

Then, Gao Yu said: "Pass on the military order of the marshal, speed up the march!" In a moment, the team accelerated to the northwest.

In a valley in the mountains on the north bank, two gray-clothed men were hurrying forward. A short man said, "Childe, let's rest for a while." Another tall man said, "No, we must get out of the North Shore Mountain before dawn and blend into the Dark Moon City." Otherwise, when there are too many people after dawn, it will be inconvenient for us to act, and it will arouse suspicion. At that time, if we were exposed, not only would we not be able to find out the secret, but we would also be wanted. It doesn't matter how advanced my cultivation is. It's just that you're too short and don't cultivate well, but you can't escape the enemy's pursuit. ”

The two are none other than Zhang Fan and the short Liu San. As soon as Zhang Fan returned to the army and explained to everyone, he led Liu San to set off overnight to go to Youyue City to inquire about the news, and now he has passed through the hinterland of the mountains on the north bank.

Liu San sighed and said: "We are all raised by our parents, why are my legs so short, I just can't outrun others." Zhang Fan was speechless when he heard this, shook his head and didn't speak. Liu San said again: "I came out to mix people on the orders of my father, but unfortunately people looked down on me, and finally became a miscellaneous servant, hey!" Zhang Fan replied: "Liu San, if you talk again, my son will put you in the mountains to feed the tiger!" Liu San said: "Childe, this mountain forest is too infiltrating, and the little ones are afraid." ”

"Boom!" an arrow roared. Seeing this, Zhang Fan and Liu San hurriedly dodged.

"Boom, boom, boom......" A rain of arrows shot towards Zhang Fan's place. Zhang Fan hurriedly took Liu San to hide under a rock, and the dark iron arrow hit the surrounding rocks, shattering pieces of mountain rocks, and pieces of broken stones flying. Zhang Fan knew that he had been discovered by the secret guards of the Rong Kingdom. He can't let people know about his infiltration into the Rong Kingdom, otherwise all his achievements will be wasted.

Zhang Fan quietly knocked Liu San unconscious, buried him in the weeds, and turned into a gray shadow and shot towards the location of the dark guard on the mountain. After a moment, Zhang Fan quickly approached a martial artist, gently held his head and twisted it, and with a crisp sound of "click", the secret guard died. Seeing this, he quickly shot at the other guard, killing him in the same way. Then Zhang Fan killed five or six secret guards in a row, turned around and looked around, and saw a bush in front of him swaying slightly. He knew that someone had fled, and he quickly approached the warrior without a trace, and was about to kill him, so he saw that he had taken something out of his bosom. Zhang Fan was furious when he saw this, and two silver needles shot out with a movement of his right hand, and then a "snap" sound sounded, and the secret guard died.

Zhang Fan saw that there was no movement around, but he also knew that his trip might have leaked. He wanted Liu San's turtle son to bury his bones in the North Shore Mountain forever, but the anger in his heart just rose and was suppressed by him. This time, Rong Guo spent a lot of money to block the secret agents of Qi State, and even the remote mountains and forests where Zhang Fan walked were armed, which shows that Rong Guo's plan is not small.

Zhang Fan didn't think too much, hurriedly disposed of the corpse of the secret guard, and came to Liu San's place. He lightly pointed at Liu San's chest, and Liu San woke up leisurely and said timidly: "Childe, I was wrong." Seeing this, Zhang Fan quickly clicked on an acupuncture point in Liu San's throat. Liu San opened his mouth, but he couldn't speak.

Zhang Fan said lightly in a low voice: "You will be Liu mute in the future." With that, he walked away quickly. Seeing this, Liu San hurriedly followed.

The method used by Zhang Fan is to point points. This is his unique secret skill in this world. Tian Yuan Continent did not have the theory of acupoints before, but since Zhang Fan came, the method of acupoints has been spread since then. Zhang Fan cultivates advanced secrets and is familiar with the meridians and acupoints around his body. The point point is to seal the trick point of the person being treated with its own true qi, and prevent the flow of breath in a certain meridian of the person being used, so as to temporarily prevent others from exercising a certain ability. Of course, if the caster's cultivation is much lower than that of the caster, it will be difficult for this method to succeed. (To be continued......)