night.
The brightness of the brazier at the top of the city made Chen Zhong's face turn red.
When he realized something was wrong, he had been standing on the top of the city for a whole day, watching. First, fast horses arrived and told the news of Xi Shu's defeat. Then, a second round of scouts came back and told them of Xi Shu's victory.
The information was mixed up, and he already understood that the person who sent back the information must be a spy from Beiyu.
Looking back, Chen Zhong looked solemnly. There are only a few thousand defenders in Dawan Pass. Logically speaking, even if he takes them all out, it will have no effect.
"General Chen, if not, send another detective."
Chen Zhong nodded hesitantly.
Dawan Pass is only thirty miles away from the front line. If the information about the retreat were to be followed, the changes in the battlefield would probably be less than twenty miles away.
But within twenty miles, all the news suddenly disappeared.
Chen Zhong rubbed his forehead and was waiting to think about it again, but suddenly he heard a soldier coming to report.
"General, something bad happened. There was a Shu knight returning to the city outside the city, but he was shot dead on the way."
"Seriously?" Chen Zhong looked shocked.
"Indeed, at least a dozen riders were shot to death for no apparent reason."
"Where's the information?"
"I haven't seen you yet. I can't deliver it to the city gate."
Chen Zhong frowned and his expression became even more serious. "The message cannot be sent back. I am afraid that something happened on the front line, so the people from Beiyu are intercepting it. And there is another point. It is obviously our front line in Xishu, but Beiyu suddenly appears." Human ambush.”
"General... that is to say, it is most likely that something is wrong with my lord, so he allowed the people from Beiyu to come here openly?"
"It's also possible that the Beiyu people used a secret crossing strategy to hide the sights of the frontline scouts." Chen Zhong gritted his teeth, "If so, if you and I lead our troops out of the city, I'm afraid we will fall into the trap."
In fact, there is another sentence. The Shu army on the front line was defeated. Even if there were only a few thousand people, if they could respond in time, they would not be able to bring back the lord and the military advisor.
But in the end, Chen Zhong kept his temper and did not act rashly.
"First pass my military order and wait for the news. The scout has not returned for a long time. The lord and the military advisor will definitely notice it."
The two Xishu captains next to him nodded.
Outside Dawan Pass.
The old sheepherder counted the time, and when he found that there was no movement at Dayuan Pass, he closed his eyes and sighed. To his surprise, the Shield of Western Shu did not get lost under such circumstances, but chose to stay at Chengguan.
Time is running out. Of course, he can still spend more, but his old friend Shen Tuguan can no longer afford it. After losing the war, Beiyu needed a flaw to slowly restore the situation.
"Military advisor, what should we do now?"
The shepherd was silent, and from time to time he would raise his head and look at the outline of Dawan Pass. With great difficulty, they managed to escape from the sight of the lame man and King Xu Shu with five thousand Silver Halberd Guards. Now it was good, they seemed to be at a loss in front of Dayuan Pass.
"Military advisor, if you follow my wishes, why don't you attack the key directly!"
"This is a bad idea." The sheepherder calmly shook his head. Although the five thousand Silver Halberd Guards are elite, they are still too few in number and may not be able to conquer Dayuan Pass.
The shepherd closed his eyes and meditated for a long time before his eyes suddenly opened, murderous intent surging.
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front.
Sitting on the mat on the high ground, Dongfang Jing was watching the battle. Under the siege of Xishu, Shen Tuguan's headquarters has become increasingly critical. Although the ancient formation used was strange, no matter what, morale gradually declined, and the three-sided alliance of Xi Shu had already forced this world-famous general into a dead end.
In a short time, as long as you break into the enemy's formation, you will be able to win the title of Tu Shen.
Dongfang breathed a sigh of respect.
Of course, there are always victorious reinforcements to worry about. However, he had thought of this step early, and he had already arranged his troops to intercept it. If Chang Sheng dares to send people here, not to mention that they can completely annihilate and ambush them, but they will definitely be able to block them for a period of time.
"Little strategist, the command from my lord is to ask the strategist to cooperate from the west and block the sheepherds' reinforcements from the south. If you attack the enemy's position, there is no need to worry. You can immediately kill the slaughtering crown to avoid a long night and many dreams."
"Reply to your lord, I understand." Dongfang Jing paused, "By the way, San'er, the sheepherder in the south, how are you doing now?"
"The terrain in the south is long and narrow, and we, Western Shu, have taken the lead. The sheepherders' rush to help will not have much effect."
"So, he is still rescuing?"
"Indeed, it has always been that way."
Dongfang Jing was silent for a while, "Somehow, he is a little dull this time."
Under the night, Dongfang Jing always felt that there was something else that he had not thought through or had missed. After pondering for a while, he finally understood what he was thinking.
"San'er...it seems like it's been a long time. There are no scouts over at Dayuan Pass to get military information?"
"It seems so..."
Dongfang Jing frowned, and his body began to sway a little in the night wind.
"Little strategist, what's wrong?"
"I always feel that something has happened. But now, Shentu Guan is surrounded, the sheep herders are helping us fight, and the victory is still in our own formation. All this seems to be no problem."
After thinking about it for a while, Dongfang Jing said in a calm voice, "San'er, send an order to Shangguan Shu for me, asking him to lead his army of 10,000 heroes back to Dawan Pass. If the news is cut off, it can only be said that someone is blocking it. A channel of communication."
"Could it be that you have wings and can fly over? Beiyu often cannot defeat it, and the sheepherders are still rushing to the south to help..."
Guard Li Saner's words made Dongfang Jing suddenly look shocked.
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The night was dark and cold.
Standing not far outside Dawan Pass, an old man in a thin robe, his eyes twinkling in the dark night.
"Tell me, how many horses are there in the formation?"
"Sheepherd and military advisor, less than three hundred, formerly used as a scout."
"Take them all and use them as a Northern Chongqing cavalry camp to intercept and kill the Xishu cavalry outside the city."
"Military advisor...why is this?"
"If you can't lure out Chen Zhong's large army, you will lure out the small army. With the news cut off, he will inevitably care about the intelligence on the front line. Although he is cautious, he will eventually send people and horses to try to drive away these three hundred cavalry and get the exact information on the front line. .”
"It would be better to send more people as a counterattack."
"No, once the number of people increases, Chen Zhong will not send anyone out." The shepherd narrowed his eyes, "I mean, the people lured out by these three hundred horses, whether it is five hundred or a thousand, will be gone." It's just a cover. What I want is to use this cover to lure the Shield of Western Shu out of the city gate step by step for the second or even third time! As a guard, he needs to listen to all directions in order to Judge defense.”
"Although I am a little impatient, now that I, General Shentu of Beiyu, have been forced into a blind corner, I have to find ways to save this old friend and take advantage of the situation to capture Dayuan Pass."
The sheepherder's voice was cold.
He spent most of his years shepherding sheep outside the Great Wall, but the ambition in his chest was never extinguished, even though he was an old sheepherder.
"I, the shepherd, swear to repay the lord for his kindness."
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