A golden glow with a hint of warmth.
Pass through the half-open curtain of the Chinese army tent.
The light shone on the Chinese army tent that had been eroded by the cold wind.
Gradually, some of the cold feeling in the Chinese army's tent was dissipated.
However, no matter how warm it is like spring.
Nor could he dispel the coldness that Li Guangli exuded from the inside out.
Inside the Chinese army's tent on the hillside of Minghu Mountain.
Li Guangli looked extremely gloomy and clutched the note that Gu Zhanying had just handed over.
The nails, which had not been trimmed in recent months, penetrated the written note and penetrated deeply into the palm of the hand.
In just a few breaths.
The note with the writing on it was completely dyed with a bright red color.
However, Li Guangli seemed to feel no pain at all.
Still motionless, clutching the note in his hand.
"Anyone who brings the head of Gu Zhanying to the foot of Minghu Mountain will be rewarded with a thousand nobles, a thousand cattle and sheep, two hundred slaves, and a hundred war horses."
"Anyone who brings Li Guangli's head to the foot of Minghu Mountain will be rewarded with a king's title, ten thousand cattle and sheep, two thousand slaves, one thousand war horses, and hundreds of excellent pastures."
"Anyone who brings the head of a qu chief or above to the foot of Minghu Mountain will be rewarded with a title of a hundred chiefs or above, a hundred cattle and sheep, and a hundred servants..."
"Anyone who successfully creates chaos in the Minghu Mountain military camp will be rewarded with dozens of cattle and sheep, dozens of slaves, and three measures of salt..."
Li Guangli slowly closed his eyes, and the shocking words written on the note sent by the Huns kept reappearing in his mind.
As the saying goes: Under a heavy reward, there must be a brave man.
As the saying goes: Since ancient times, wealth has moved people's hearts.
Elite Huns scouts risked their own lives to shoot this letter.
Its purpose is nothing more than to disrupt the morale of Li Guangli's troops.
causing it to completely collapse from within.
The so-called psychological battle is nothing more than this.
Of course.
Even if Li Guangli knew the plans of King Zuogu Li of the Xiongnu, what could he do?
From the moment the seeds of mutual doubt are deeply planted.
Everything will become unstable!
I do not know how long it has been.
Li Guangli gradually came back to his senses.
He looked at Guzhan Camp with a gloomy face and asked in a deep voice: "How many soldiers are there with you to patrol the camp today?"
Gu Zhanying was shocked when he heard this.
How could Gu Zhanying not understand what this statement means?
Gu Zhanying forced himself to calm down, and then he raised his hands and saluted, "Back to General, today's patrol of the camp is the same as before."
"The same eight hundred soldiers were divided into four teams, each with two hundred soldiers. The four teams patrolled the four sides of the camp at the same time."
Li Guangli nodded slightly, and then asked again: "Where did the Xiongnu shoot arrows? Which patrol team did they correspond to?"
Gu Zhanying paused for a moment, then raised his hands in salute and said, "Back to the general, when the Xiongnu fired arrows, the patrols from all directions met at the south gate of the camp."
"Before we could see the situation in all directions of the camp, the Xiongnu arrows were already coming."
As soon as this statement came out.
Li Guangli frowned instantly.
His already gloomy face became even gloomier from this moment on.
If it was just a patrol team, it would be easier to handle.
At worst, the two hundred soldiers would be killed and silenced on charges of collaborating with the enemy.
Why bother if you want to accuse someone?
However, the Xiongnu rebuked the candidates at the moment when the patrol teams from all directions were converging.
That was a patrol team of eight hundred people!
It should be noted that after the last battle in the Mogan Valley, the battle to decoy the rear, and several subsequent pursuit and encirclement battles.
Of the 30,000 elite cavalrymen under Li Guangli, only more than 8,000 actually made it to Minghu Mountain alive.
After several days of siege, lack of food and clothing, and acclimatization and other emergencies.
Now as
Today, there are only more than 6,000 soldiers left on Minghu Mountain.
If it's something that hasn't happened yet, more than 10% of the soldiers will be massacred on unfounded charges.
Presumably by then, there would be no need for King Zuo Guli of the Xiongnu to do anything more offensive.
Until then.
Li Guangli's Ministry on Minghu Mountain will inevitably collapse on its own.
Thinking about this.
Li Guangli seemed to have aged more than ten years in an instant.
"Wei Guogong."
Li Guangli sighed deeply in his heart, and then looked at Gu Zhanying feebly.
"The end will be here."
Gu Zhanyingqiang braced himself and clasped his fists in salute.
"Send the order! Reinforcements will arrive after nightfall tomorrow!"
"As soon as the reinforcements arrive! The original reward of one stone of food will be increased to ten stones of food!"
"The original reward of eight ounces of salt has been increased to eight pounds of salt! This eight pounds of salt contains four pounds of refined salt!"
"As soon as the reinforcements arrive! Cash the reward of one stone of grain and eight taels of salt immediately."
"The rest were sent to the soldiers' homes and handed over personally to the hands of the soldiers' families."
Li Guangli looked directly at Gu Zhanying and ordered in a deep voice word by word.
certainly.
The focus of his words has never been on improving rewards.
But the soldiers and their families.
It's said to be an increase in rewards, but in fact it has a more threatening flavor.
And this was the only way Li Guangli could think of to break the situation.
After all, when it comes to rewards alone, so what if he offers the biggest chip within his capabilities?
Will the chips he offers be bigger and more attractive than those offered by King Zuogu Li of the Xiongnu?
The words are over.
Li Guangli paused for a moment, and then ordered again in a deep voice word for word: "Besides this, the order will be sent to the entire army immediately."
"General, I guarantee this on my own honor."
"After returning to Beijing in triumph, this general will definitely write to the court as soon as possible."
"For these steadfast soldiers, I seek a reward of a hundred acres of fertile land."
Gu Zhanying's face showed surprise when he heard this.
Obviously, Li Guangli has decided to give full play to his "family affection" chips.
"Follow the order!"
Gu Zhanying forced himself to calm down and saluted with a little excitement in his eyes.
The words are over.
Gu Zhanying slowly retreated and said goodbye.
However, just when he was about to withdraw from the Chinese army's tent.
Gu Zhanying suddenly stopped and asked in a low voice: "General, will reinforcements arrive after nightfall tomorrow?"
"We will definitely arrive!" Li Guangli said with a firm look on his face, leaving no room for doubt: "This general has already made secret contact with the reinforcements."
Hearing this, Gu Zhanying relaxed physically and mentally, and then he clasped his fists again and saluted, saying, "It's the general who is worrying too much. It's the general who is worrying too much."
The words are over.
Gu Zhanying quickly exited the Chinese army's tent with ease.
Wait until Gu Zhanying's figure completely disappears behind the Chinese army's tent.
Li Guangli instantly sat down weakly at the top of the Chinese army's tent.
There was no deception in what he just said.
The reinforcements may not arrive at the designated location until nightfall tomorrow.
However, the number of reinforcements arriving this time was not as strong as 10,000 troops as previously stated.
That is, Zhao Wang Xu Cheng's troops have five thousand troops, and Dai Wang Xu Qi's troops have five thousand troops.
The reinforcements that came this time were only five thousand soldiers and horses from the acting king Xu Qi's tribe.
As for the five thousand soldiers and horses of Zhao Wang Xu Cheng's tribe, they have not received the slightest news yet.
I do not know how long it has been.
Li Guangli, who was sitting paralyzed at the top of the Chinese army tent, gradually regained some energy.
Li Guangli slowly sat upright in the upper position.
Then he slightly raised his head and looked towards the direction of Chang'an, the capital.
"I have really paid too much for this great cause."
"You must never let down my efforts."
Li Guangli murmured in his heart with a melancholy look on his face.
I do not know how long it has been.
Li Guangli's complexion gradually returned to normal.
"Pah~pah~"
Li Guangli stood up slowly and patted his palms gently.
After more than ten breaths, two generals in full armor strode out of the tent.
"General."
The two of them walked up to Li Guangli and saluted with clasped fists respectfully.
"Come here."
Li Guangli waved his hand slightly to invite the two of them to take a few steps forward.
After the two of them got closer.
Li Guangli whispered some words into their ears.
Another hundred breaths.
Li Guangli asked in a deep voice, "Have you ever understood?"
"I understand." The two said in unison, clasping their fists and saluting.
Li Guangli nodded slightly, then waved his hand and said, "Go."
"Follow the order!" The two of them clasped their fists and saluted again, then slowly backed away.
From that day on, wherever Li Guangli traveled in Mobei, he was always followed by at least two hundred personal guards, covertly and covertly.
This move really echoes the old saying.
"Once the seeds of doubt are sown, there is no place for the soul to rest."
...
...
Afternoon the next day.
The sun is shining brightly.
After several days of fighting under the stars and the moon, five thousand elite soldiers arrived.
Finally, we arrived at Minghu Mountain, more than forty miles away.
"The whole army rests where it is!"
Yu Yafu slowly reined in his horse and gave a deep command to the herald who was closely following him.
"Follow the order!"
Upon hearing this, the herald immediately sat upright on his horse, then clasped his fists and saluted.
After seeing Yu Yafu nodded slightly.
The herald quickly took out a command flag from the horse's belly pocket.
He went straight to the back, and then ordered all the soldiers to run quickly between the cavalry squads one after another.
After a while.
The five thousand cavalrymen dismounted in an orderly manner to rest on the spot.
For a moment, there was the sound of washing the nostrils of the war horses everywhere.
The character "Yu" will be under the banner.
Yu Yafu got off his horse and slowly sat on the ground.
Several personal guards around him started to move for a while.
Someone moved the war horse to wash his nostrils.
Someone brought bean cakes and other high-quality forage to replenish the strength of the war horses.
Some people took out water bags, dry food and other items and walked quickly towards Yu Yafu.
Yu Yafu reached out and took the dry food and water from the guards.
After hastily dealing with the two of them, he immediately took out a folded map of Kan from his arms.
After looking at it carefully for a moment.
Yu Yafu waved his hand slightly to call for a personal guard.
"General."
Upon seeing this, a guard quickly stepped forward and saluted with his fists in his hands.
Yu Yafu nodded slightly, and then asked: "Call the scouts from the General's Department to come see me."
"Follow the order!" the guard said with clasped fists in salute.
After the figure of the personal guard completely disappeared from sight.
Yu Yafu slowly raised his head and looked at Minghu Mountain in the distance.
From its location, the general outline of Minghu Mountain can already be seen.
No one knows what he is thinking at this moment.
He sat straight on the grass and quietly looked at the outline of Minghu Mountain in the distance. His posture did not look like that of a general commanding five thousand elite cavalry.
Instead, he was more like an old farmer who learned that next year's harvest would not be good.
After a while.
A slightly thin man followed Yu Yafu's bodyguard and walked quickly to the flag of the king with the character "Yu".
"The general's scout, Wang Chenglin, of the Hundred Households, pays homage to General Yu."
Scout Baihu Wang Chenglin paused and immediately faced Yu Yafu, clasping his fists and saluting respectfully.
"Wang Baihu doesn't need to be polite."
Yu Yafu nodded slightly, and then waved his hand to signal Wang Chenglin to come forward and speak.
"yes."
Wang Chenglin clasped his fists and saluted again, then slowly walked forward to Yu Yafu's side.
"This is a map of Minghu Mountain with a radius of 100 miles written by our predecessors."
"Look carefully and see if there is any difference between Minghu Mountain and Minghu Mountain that you saw with your own eyes."
Yu Yafu handed the map in his hand to Wang Chenglin, and then slowly opened the door.
"Yes." Wang Chenglin took the Kanyu map with both hands and then saluted respectfully: "General, please wait a moment."
Yu Yafu nodded slightly, indicating that he was not in a hurry.
After a while.
Wang Chenglin slowly closed the map in his hand, cupped his fists and saluted, "Back to General Yu, this map is not much different from what I saw."
"Oh?" Yu Yafu frowned slightly when he heard this, and then said: "There is no big discrepancy? Where is the discrepancy in Wang Baihu's account, and what is the discrepancy?"
Wang Chenglin heard this and quickly unfolded the map in his hand.
Then he slowly leaned down under the gazes of several personal guards who were guarding against wolves.
"General Yu, please take a look."
Wang Chenglin leaned over and slowly placed the re-expanded map of Kanyu in front of Yu Yafu.
"There is a small path here that can accommodate two people walking together at the same time."
"And this trail is extremely rugged and extremely well hidden. Unless Mojiu accidentally discovered it, this trail would be extremely difficult to find."
"This time I led the crowd out of this way."
Wang Chenglin slowly stretched out his hand and pointed to the dark corner of Minghu Mountain, and then slowly introduced it.
Yu Yafu couldn't help but frown slightly after hearing the words "two people walking together" and "rugged".
Although this road is hidden, it is rugged and can only accommodate two people walking at the same time.
Furthermore, there is absolutely no possibility of secret march.
Nothing else.
This terrain is difficult for even people to pass through, let alone war horses?
In the vast land of Mobei, once the war horse is lost, it will inevitably fall into a dilemma.
Yu Yafu composed himself and then asked again: "Apart from this, are there any other discrepancies?"
After hearing this, Wang Chenglin pondered for a few breaths, and then said with absolute certainty: "Back to General Yu, there is no other place to go in or out."
Yu Yafu nodded slightly when he heard the words, and then reached out and touched a flat place at the foot of Minghu Mountain.
"Is King Zuogu Li of the Xiongnu stationed here?"
Yu Yafu looked up at Wang Chenglin and asked slowly.
"Return to General Yu." Wang Chenglin leaned down and clasped his fists in salute: "This is the only place where you can enter the mountain in large numbers. King Zuo Guli of the Xiongnu has been stationed here for several days."
Yu Yafu nodded slightly when he heard the words, and then turned his head slightly to look at the guards beside him.
"Take the Four Treasures of the Study." Yu Yafu calmly ordered.
After a while.
A simple wooden table and the four treasures of the study were neatly placed in front of Yu Yafu.
Yu Yafu slowly sat up straight.
He reached out to take the Langhao pen from the guard, dabbed the ink, and then slowly started writing on a piece of white rice paper.
After more than a hundred breaths.
Yu Yafu paused his writing, and after the ink dried, he folded it properly and sealed it in an envelope.
"After nightfall, take this letter to Minghu Mountain and hand it over to the general."
Yu Yafu handed the envelope to Wang Chenglin, who was not far away and was waiting at any time.
Upon hearing this, Wang Chenglin stepped forward quickly and took the envelope handed by Yu Yafu with both hands.
Then he clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "Follow the order!"
After Wang Chenglin's figure completely disappeared from sight.
Yu Yafu sighed heavily in his heart, then slowly stood up and looked at the extremely blurry outline of Minghu Mountain again.
