"The information from Fan Lu has been sent back again." Jia Zhou said with a pleased voice, and handed an opened letter to Xu Mu.
"The tail following Fan Lu has been cut off by him. In addition, the intelligence also said that more than 500 Liang horses were captured and used to intercept and kill Liang people's scouts."
"Fan Lu's move undoubtedly bought time before Dong Wen sent out the second cavalry battalion to follow. My lord, you can move."
Xu Mu took a long breath after reading the letter.
"Fan Lu is the first skill to break the cold."
All the generals under his command are slowly growing up, and this is what Xu Mu is most gratified about.
"Six heroes, are you ready?"
"Don't worry, helmsman, everything is safe."
"Okay." Xu Mu's face was calm, "Six Heroes, I will leave this important task to you. You lead three thousand people and push five hundred carts to Sanzhen, fifty miles away from Lingju Pass. It will become a baggage team transporting grain and grass. At that time, Dong Wen will think that it is transporting grain and grass to Sanzhen."
Yin Hu was silent for a while, "Master, what if Thief Dong doesn't fall for the trick."
"He will. The ears and eyes in Sanzhen have been removed. If it doesn't work, he will at least send another battalion of men and horses. However, with a distance of fifty miles, the infantry is too late, so he should still send a cavalry battalion."
"Six Heroes, you have to understand that although this is a small bait, I don't just want to catch small fish. If I can catch a big fish, it will be a big deal."
Jia Zhou was beside him, and his expression was extremely calm for a moment.
…
Ling Ju closed the door and listened to the information coming from him. Dong Wen closed his eyes coldly. Not in contemplation, but in suppressing anger.
The dogman Yu Rong did not obey his military orders, resulting in the annihilation of two thousand cavalry battalions.
"So, the commoner thief is now going to Sanzhen and starting to transport food and grass?"
"Exactly." Dong Yuan gasped, "The specific Shuzhou soldiers and horses over there are no longer known. The information was staggered for two days. However, the scattered towns over there, even if they are used as military garrison areas or horn camps, seem to be of little use. Not big."
Dong Wen slowly opened his eyes and said, "A fight with civilian thieves cannot be judged by common sense. Uncle Clan, please pass down the order first and send out a battalion of Liangqi to mainly investigate. Do not enter the battle until the last moment."
"Take orders."
Before it got dark, a team of Liangqi carefully left Lingju Pass, fearing that they would be discovered by the Shu people, so they deliberately took a detour some distance away.
But I never thought that it was just less than twenty miles away——
From all directions, Shu people came like a tide, attacking and fighting.
"Back off, back off!"
Only a small half of the more than 2,000 Liangqi were left. They turned around in a hurry and returned to Lingju Pass.
In the dark night, Dong Wen, who had his residence shut up, felt cold as he listened to the intelligence of the defeated army.
"How many people did you say there were?"
"Lord, there are at least tens of thousands of people! There are shouts of killing everywhere. Even though we are on horseback, we can't escape."
The general, who was covered in blood, spoke with fear on his face.
"My lord, could it be that the Shu people really changed their goals and planned to attack Liangzhou from Sanzhen?" Dong Yuan stood by with a look of disbelief on his face.
"But it seems like this... In front of Lingju Pass, the Lord has fortifications and tens of thousands of Liangqi are waiting for him."
Dong Wen's face sank.
"Uncle Clan, have you ever thought about it, what if this is a commoner thief, asking you to fall into a trap?"
Dong Yuan was startled and did not dare to speak anymore.
"Send an order to send another battalion of Liangqi. They are not allowed to get close to the Shu army. They are only allowed to stay far away and conduct careful inquiries." Dong Wen gritted his teeth.
Only two days later, the second cavalry camp sent out became a defeated army and retreated hastily to Lingju Pass.
"What?" Dong Wen was shocked.
"According to your lord's wishes, I didn't get close, but Shu people ambushed everywhere. The Shu people's army began to march in the direction of Sanzhen."
"Outside Lingju Pass, the terrain is flat. Even if we can't defeat them, we should be able to retreat."
"My lord, there are thousands of Shu riders over there with the civilian thieves!"
Dong Wen waved his hands silently, no longer feeling responsible.
"Lord, if we continue like this, I'm afraid it will be too late. I, Liangqi, are powerful, and the Shu people are only fifty miles away..." Dong Yuan hesitated and gave an admonishment in a low voice.
Dong Wen had a cold face and ignored his uncle's words.
"Staff staff, do you have any ideas?"
Several scribes who looked like old scholars hesitated for a long time, but they couldn't get to the point.
"If you wait, I have half the strength of Sima's military advisor. Why am I, Dong Wen, trapped here!" Dong Wen was so angry that he almost couldn't help it and wanted to kick someone directly.
"The commoner thief broke my eyes and ears, and then did something secret. Damn it!"
"My lord, my lord!"
"Speak." Dong Wen, who was angry, looked at another horse riding towards him and said coldly.
"A troop of 10,000 Shu riders suddenly appeared in Liangzhou, and they have captured several city gates on the northeastern border!"
"What!" Dong Wen's face turned pale.
If you were still thinking about it before, but now you hear the information about the Shu army suddenly appearing in Liangzhou, then you basically don’t need to think about it anymore.
"The commoner thief, he is secretly hiding in Liangzhou!" Dong Wen's scalp was numb, and he felt that the decisive battle that originally had some chance of winning suddenly became more vulnerable.
"Pass my military order, forty thousand Liangqi will come out of the pass and rush to kill the Shu thieves!"
"In addition, 50,000 infantry will accompany the army to form an encirclement and cooperate with the Liangqi attack!"
…
"Chai Zong acted too early." Jia Zhou sighed, "Even I didn't expect that Dong Wen could endure it for so long this time."
"But it's okay. Intelligence came from the front. Dong Wen's army has left the border and is ready to intercept them."
Xu Mu nodded.
"I have asked Yu Wen to lead 50,000 soldiers from Muyunzhou, and try to break through the pass when Lingju pass is empty. But Wenlong also knows that this is just a figure on Dong Wenming's face. I always feel that he There is also a large army hidden.”
"To be honest, lord, I also have this idea. But no matter what, this is the best opportunity to force Dong Wen to come out for a decisive battle."
"Does Wenlong know where our Shu army is ambushing?"
"On the map, it seems to be called Shelangqiu. There are many sand dunes nearby. Compared to several desert towns, the terrain is more favorable."
"Exactly." Xu Mu narrowed his eyes, "If we can kill the evil wolf Dong Wen in this battle, we will have no worries about cutting Liang."
"Six Heroes... Si Hu, please feel sorry for me and send an order to my brother. Notify all the camps to prepare for battle and kill the enemy! In addition, let Wei Feng prepare too. We, the people of Shu, will eat meat this time and eat mush." It depends on his methods."
"Brother Mu, do you have any money to win the lottery?" Si Hu asked urgently.
"Just asking for chicken feathers." Xu Mu cursed, and felt helpless, took out the silver bag from his arms, counted three ingots and took them out.
"Si Hu, if you cut off the little crying bag. When you return to Shuzhou, you can take the sack directly to the bank. I will give you as much as you can put in it."
"You, you said it! Brother Mu, I remembered it, this is what you said!" Si Hu suddenly turned red, put the three ingots of silver in his arms, and immediately ran forward to deliver the order.
