"My lord goes to war——"
At Dawan Pass, the Xishu army, which was also well prepared, cheered one after another after seeing the armored Xu Mu.
With Si Hu and Xu Mu riding on their horses, they faced the battle ahead. According to Dongfang Jing's wishes, he should not go away and keep an eye on the Tibetan army in Beiyu. Therefore, Xu Mu did not hesitate and personally took charge of the Western Shu army.
In front of him, there were not only Shu generals such as Chen Zhong, Wei Xiaowu, and Yan Yong, but also vassal generals like Zhao Dong and Lou Zhu. The armies from all walks of life in Western Shu have already gathered in the Dayuan Pass area.
"Reporting to my lord, the army of the Beiyu people is only five or six miles away from us." A Western Shu scout, riding on horseback, hurriedly returned to his horse to report.
Xu Mu nodded.
In the dark, Chao Yi's two groups of light cavalry were also ready to attack, and they would outflank them as soon as the battle broke out. There is also Wei Feng's heavy cavalry camp, which will also be waiting for the opportunity.
Of course, the premise of all this is that Dongfang Jing guards Dayuan Pass without any loss.
With a dark expression on his face, Xu Mu pulled out the old official sword and pointed it forward.
In an instant, the Xishu formations all around him roared, their voices shaking the sky.
…
"King Xu Shu is going out in person?" Chang Sheng frowned among the guards.
"Little military advisor, I don't understand why the Shu people don't guard the pass? Logically speaking, guarding the pass will cause the least damage in battle."
Chang Sheng shook his head, "The strategy of Western Shu is not to stick to Dayuan Pass and guard the eight states. Both King Xu Shu and Lame Man are very smart. What they want is to capture the entire Lizhou. Furthermore, this time there are many vassal forces in Western Shu who have come to join the battle. King Xu Shu, do you want to establish a prestige of winning the battle?"
"Little strategist, the army that the Shu people are fighting is already very close."
Chang Sheng raised his head and glanced at the sky above his head, his voice extremely calm.
"Pass my military order to the cavalry camps on both sides of the guard wing to be careful of the Shu cavalry charge. In addition, pass the message to the large shield camp in the front line to be careful of the Shu people's crossbows. In a wilderness battle, morale cannot be broken. If it is broken, If it goes away, it will plummet a thousand miles."
"Little strategist, why don't you fight to the death now?"
"It's not yet time." Chang Sheng said calmly, "The real murderous intention will be at night. I sent out the army during the day just to hold back the Shu people's frontal army."
"night?"
"Don't ask anymore, just go and deliver the order first."
At this time, it was less than thirty miles outside Dawan Pass. Whether it is the army of Western Shu or the army of Beiyu, they are all ready.
The flying arrows and even push crossbows from both sides began the first round of long-range shooting. Many people on both sides fell to the ground after being hit by arrows.
"Raise your shield!"
The Bu Shield Battalion of Western Shu was in the front line, guarding the Bu Bows at the rear, and kept throwing waves of flying arrows into the enemy formation.
On both sides of the formation, there were wing-protecting cavalry, but they had a tacit understanding and were not ordered to charge. They had to cooperate with the infantry and circle around in an attempt to launch an attack at the right time.
"Little strategist, this round of battle has been a bit awkward. I heard people say that Chang Sheng always stabilized the formation and did not fight to the death." On the top of the city of Dawan Pass, guard Li San'er spoke.
Dongfang Jing listened and nodded silently. He raised his head, first looked at the sky, then turned his head and looked in the direction of the back city of Dawan Pass.
He roughly guessed the meaning of Chang Sheng.
The back-up force that always wins is not the army facing the front, but the surprise soldier.
"Little strategist, I don't understand...Why are you and my lord unwilling to stand firm and fight?"
"Standing firm is the last way to survive." Dongfang Jing sighed, "Now, Xi Shu can't stop. In the first battle of spring, whether it's me, Xi Shu or Bei Yu, we can't stop. Hope to win.”
"Then how long will this be delayed..."
"At nightfall."
…
Outside Dingdong Pass, the civilian camp of Xishu, escorted by groups of Shu soldiers, was continuously transporting grain, grass and baggage to the direction of Dayuan Pass.
A person who looked like a village woman stood at the edge of the forest, looked at it for a while, and then looked back silently. Without hesitation, he turned around and walked deeper.
"General Jiang!"
Deep in the forest, dozens of people gathered at this time. One or two of them looked up at the little village woman in front of them with a sense of nervousness.
"General Jiang, the battle in front of Dayuan Pass has already begun. The small military advisor has also led an army of nearly 100,000 people, preparing to knock on the pass and attack the city."
"The opportunity I've been waiting for has come." The village woman's voice was filled with coldness. Without any hesitation, he directly put on a robe and armor.
"At nightfall, you will all gather your troops. According to the previous discussion, build momentum and throw fire in the back city of Dawan Pass to buy time for the little military adviser to break through the pass."
"General Jiang, the army that serves as a small military advisor is blocked by the Shu people."
Jiang Xian, who had put on her robe and armor, still had a calm voice.
"Don't worry, the little military advisor has already got a countermeasure. If things go well, our Beiyu army will be able to capture Dayuan Pass and drive away the Shu people!"
Hearing Jiang Xian's determined voice, the surrounding Beiyu soldiers all breathed out an inexplicable sigh of relief.
"By the way, General Jiang, where is the old village woman who has been staring at you?"
"Kill him with poison."
Jiang Xian held the sword in her hand, turned around, and looked at the Dayuan Pass in front of her, with unbreakable hatred in her eyes.
Her father died at the hands of Shu people. There is no son in the family, so it is up to her to avenge this blood feud.
"Hurry and prepare, we will start at night!"
"Listen to General Chiang!"
Dusk has not yet arrived, but the world around him has already become drowsy.
Xu Mu, who was riding on the horse, frowned and looked at the scene ahead. In fact, after killing for nearly half a day, there were no excessive casualties in either Beiyu or Xishu.
But he found that the formation set up by Chang Sheng seemed to bite his own army, just like a greedy river fish that bit the bait and refused to let go.
Seeing this look, Xu Mu felt worried for no reason. Dongfang Jing’s analysis is not alarmist. Chang Sheng's appearance at this time was almost certain that there would be a strange army cooperating internally and externally to attack Dayuan Pass by surprise.
Of course, Xi Shu is defeating the enemy. If the guarding Dongfang Jing can resolve the crisis at Dayuan Pass and block that group of surprise soldiers, then Chang Sheng, who is determined to bite the bait now, is afraid that his cleverness will be misled by his cleverness, and he will fall into a trap. deadlock.
"Army, keep moving forward." Xu Mu ordered coldly.
Deep down in his heart, he had absolute trust in Dongfang Jing, just like Jia Zhou back then.
If Xishu wants to win the first battle of spring, it can only rely on its own strength. As long as it breaks through the victorious surprise attack, the Beiyu army in front of it will lose the initiative and become a trapped army.
