"How far is it?"
The direction to the north of Lizhou is far away from Dayuan Pass. At this time, a young Xishu general with a short stature and a hunchback was riding on a horse. He couldn't help but ask.
"General Xu, we are one hundred forty or fifty miles away from the city gate."
The young general was Gongou. Hearing his subordinates' words, he frowned for a moment. During these two or three days, he was not doing nothing. Instead, he led the reconnaissance camp and discovered a strange thing.
Here, it is like a wilderness, there are not even a few villages, only the big river that has just melted snow, the current is fast, and the cold air makes people tremble.
It just so happens that I actually saw Beiyu scouts coming up to the north several times.
The caution in his heart and his qualities as a scout forced him to pursue in secret, trying to discover the Beiyu people's plan.
Unfortunately, not much was discovered. Instead, the Beiyu scouts were alerted and fled immediately.
"General Xu, do you want to continue chasing?"
"It takes too long. If the information cannot be sent back, the lord and the young military advisor will be worried." Gongou was silent for a while, and his voice became more serious.
"Pass my military order, go north along the way, and be careful to explore for another fifty miles. If you don't have any information this time, go back to the city gate first and then talk about it——"
"General Xu, General Xu!" At this time, before Gongou could finish speaking, the scouts on the second and third cavalry hurried back.
"What?"
"General Xu, less than ten miles ahead, we found the civilian camp of the Beiyu people. We wanted to investigate again, but suddenly many Beiyu camp troops rushed towards us. We had no choice but to retreat first."
"How many civilians have you seen?"
"I estimate that they were secretly mobilized from Hebei. At first glance, they number at least over ten thousand."
"The war is clearly in Lizhou. As I said before, the thirteen food routes of the Beiyu people are also in the rear. How come there are so many civilian camps here all of a sudden."
Gong Gou paused, and his expression suddenly changed in shock.
"The civilians are accompanying the army. I'm afraid that there may be a large army of Beiyu people in the north direction... But this place is so far away from Dayuan Pass, what's the point. In the words of a small military advisor, there is no way to form an outflank."
"General Xu, what should we do now?"
Gonggou made a decision immediately, "We have been exposed, and we will be surrounded and suppressed if we go forward. We will rush back to Dayuan Pass immediately and bring the information to the lord and the little strategist. We can't think about it, but the little strategist is the wisest in the world and will definitely figure it out. of."
"Walk!"
The 2,000-person reconnaissance battalion did not linger at this time and quickly followed Gongou, preparing to return to Dayuan Pass. But at this moment, a whistling sound suddenly came from the direction not far behind.
When Gong Gou turned around, he found a massive Beiyu cavalry army coming towards them to kill them.
"Leave quickly!" Gongou shouted calmly.
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"Gather quickly——"
In the Beiyu camp, more than a hundred riding generals were constantly running on horseback, passing down orders one after another.
"The little military advisor has an order, the army must gather quickly."
Not long after, all the generals and staff in the camp gathered at the front, following the intention of always winning. The soldiers of each battalion will also be ready.
Stepping onto the stairs, Chang Sheng turned his head. Looking back, he looked at the main camp of the army. If he guessed correctly, his clan brother was sitting there, waiting for the good news of his victory over the Shu people.
The opportunity was fleeting, and we could not wait any longer to use melting snow and fast-flowing rivers as a means of transporting Tibetan troops. Moreover, when Duanmuqiao came back, one thing was vaguely proved. The lame man Dongfang Jing did not detect his plan.
Although they will be alert, no matter what, there are dormant Tibetan soldiers, plus Jiang Xian's thousands of internal responses, building momentum behind the Shu people. This time, there is a great chance to capture Dayuan Pass in one fell swoop.
Lizhou's first big victory in the spring belongs to Beiyu.
"Yan Pi, are you leaving soon?"
"Don't worry, little military advisor. I rushed there overnight yesterday. I was afraid of an accident, so I sent more than fifty cavalry in front and behind."
Chang Sheng exhaled and nodded.
Although he sent fast horses to pass the message, in fact, he still left a few signals. If you want to break through Dayuan Pass, the hidden soldiers are the key.
Raising his head, Chang Sheng glanced at the direction of Dawan Pass. Without hesitation, Chang Sheng drew his sword in the cold wind with a "clang" sound.
Immediately, whether it was Beiyu's soldiers, generals or staff, they all raised their faces with hot expressions and looked at the high-spirited young military advisor standing on the balcony.
"Listen to my military order. From now on, the army will form a formation and march towards Dayuan Pass of the Shu people! Beiyu is orthodox and has the supreme destiny. It is now time to defeat the armies of Western Shu!"
"Go to war——"
"Roar!"
Not long after, there were bursts of roaring sounds from the oath-fighting tower. In the crowd, Yuchi Ding and the other two younger brothers raised their swords and raised their arms with serious expressions on their faces.
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"Urgent report from the front, the Beiyu people have sent out troops." Standing on the top of the city, Xu Mu's face looked a little gloomy. The first fight in spring is about many things. Among them, morale comes first. If Beiyu wins the first big victory and breaks the Dayuan Pass, then Xishu will be extremely difficult in the future. Even if they retreat to Dingdong Pass, their morale will still collapse.
Beside Xu Mu, Dongfang Jing didn't have much panic on his face in the cold wind.
"I have always been thinking about where the Tibetan army that Changsheng relies on comes from? But now, looking at his appearance, I clearly have a third degree of urgency. The Tibetan army may change its momentum. Generally speaking, A well-prepared army on the battlefield has the possibility of changing its situation, firstly due to rebellion and internal response, and secondly due to the right timing."
Dongfang Jing looked calmly at the scene outside the city gate.
"Choose one of the two, and in terms of the ability to win, I am more willing to believe that it is because of the changes in the weather that he has to speed up the pace of the expedition."
Listening, Xu Mu also vaguely understood something.
"Lord, don't worry. I'm still saying the same thing. In order to deal with Chang Sheng's game, I have already laid out a plan. If I don't guess, not only Chang Sheng's frontal army, but also the secrets he sent in are ready to move. .”
Xu Mu nodded. He naturally believed Dongfang Jing's analysis. Chang Sheng has a suspicious and calm temperament. If he hadn't seen the opportunity, he would never have acted rashly.
"The matter of guarding the city gate will trouble Bo Lie."
"Lord, don't worry."
Xu Mu held up his hands, wore a suit of golden armor, and walked calmly down the city wall. Whether it is him and Dongfang Jing, or Chang Silang and Chang Sheng, or the so-called Wuliang of Hebei, and the Qiying of Xishu, many generals and staff on both sides... After all, in this Lizhou, in this Dayuan After shutting down, fight to the death for several rounds.
