After all the soldiers present listened to Master Yanhua's analysis of the current world situation, everyone fell silent. Now, their fear of the suddenly growing Chinese clan has far exceeded the threat to them from Jiuli City. .
In this quiet night, a force is quietly forming and condensing, just like a huge shocking whirlpool is forming under the surface of a calm lake. It seems calm on the surface, but there is indeed an undercurrent surging under the water.
Suddenly, a voice sounded like thunder in the army, "Surge into Jiuli City, King Qin has made great achievements, the entire Jiuli clan will gather together to resist foreign invasion, Jiuli will always be in peace, and the clan will be prosperous."
Driven by this voice, countless voices followed. They raised their killing weapons and kept shouting loudly, "Enter Jiuli City, King Qin will make great achievements, and the whole Jiuli clan will gather together to resist foreign invasion. There will always be peace in Jiuli, and the people of the tribe will be prosperous and prosperous... Enter Jiuli City, King Qin will perform great feats, and the entire Jiuli tribe will gather together to resist foreign invasion. Jiuli will always be in peace, and the tribe will be prosperous and prosperous..."
This sound was like the roar of wolves in the valley, resounding throughout the sky, piercing the clouds and the sun, reaching Lishan Pass, disturbing the general guarding the pass, Hou Qing, who stared at the Yunmeng Allied Forces stationed on the tower of Lishan Pass. And go.
The scene that caught the eye of Hou Qing shocked him and made him extremely uneasy. The place where the Yunmeng Alliance Army camp was located was filled with flames. The red fire reflected the night sky of the entire Yunmeng Alliance Army red.
The sudden change in the camp of the Yunmeng Allied Forces made Hou Qing vigilant. He thought in his heart: "Could it be that the Yunmeng Allied Forces are making some moves? Are they trying to sneak attack me at Lishan Pass at night?" Based on the village's experience, he speculated, "The Yunmeng Alliance's approach is very illogical. Since ancient times, no general has attacked the enemy camp at night with such fanfare. This made it difficult for the Queen to figure out what the Yunmeng Alliance's intentions were."
In order to be just in case and prevent unexpected events, Hou Qing ordered the city defenders to be more vigilant, prepare for battle, and be ready to attack the invading enemy forces at any time.
At the same time, Hou Qing sent detective horses to the Yunmeng coalition camp to inquire about the news and see what was going on there. As the saying goes, knowing oneself and the enemy will lead to victory in any battle. He must understand the enemy's intentions before the enemy so that he can make the best defensive deployment.
The slogans shouted from the Yunmeng Allied Forces Camp (Surge into Jiuli City, King Qin has made great achievements, the entire Jiuli clan will gather together to resist foreign invasion, Jiuli will always be in peace, and the clan will be prosperous.) made the Houqing really uneasy. He could not He stopped and walked back and forth on the tower of Lishan Pass, trying his best to calm down his restless heart.
From the slogans of the Yunmeng Allied Forces, he heard the Yunmeng Allied Forces' determination to attack the city. He knew that this battle between Jiuli City and the Yunmeng Allied Forces was inevitable.
Before that, he still had a glimmer of hope for the reconciliation of the coalition forces. For this reason, Hou Qing tried his best to find a breakthrough to avoid this war. However, before he could think of a feasible way, this offensive and defensive battle The battle is about to begin.
Hou Qing knew in his heart that since this war was unavoidable, he no longer had any hope for a peaceful resolution of this battle. What he had to do now was to win this war and prevent the Yunmeng coalition forces from entering half of Jiuli City. Step by step, massacre a commoner in Jiuli City, because this is his bounden duty, and he will not allow anyone to blaspheme.
In the dark and starry night, the gloomy wind on the tower of Lishanguan moved the hearts of every soldier who defended the city. They stared at the front with all their concentration, fearing that the enemy would touch Lishanguan at night, so they did not Don't dare to slack off at all.
From the faces of these soldiers guarding the city, it is not difficult to see their ambition and courage to regard death as if they were wrapped in horse leather. With their weapons in hand, they quietly waited for the war to begin and then performed their duties as soldiers.
Hou Qing kept wandering on the tower of Lishanguan. Although it was already late at night, Hou Qing was not sleepy at all. Looking at the red-hot night sky not far away, Hou Qing felt very uneasy in his heart, feeling as if he was facing a great disaster. The enemy's oppression.
The night guard couldn't bear the Queen's hard work, so he stepped forward and persuaded him: "General, we are here. You have worked hard all day, so you can go back and have a rest first."
Hou Qing looked at the red sky and said uneasily: "Tonight there is a sudden movement in the Yunmeng Allied Army camp. How can I sleep when the enemy's situation is so unclear? I have a heavy burden on my shoulders. With the lives of thousands of people in Jiuli City behind me in danger, how dare I have the slightest intention to slack off."
The night watchman felt very distressed when he saw that Hou Qing was so troubled and laborious over this matter.
The night guard complained about the Tan Ma who had not returned for a long time, and said: "What happened to this Tan Ma? He has been gone for almost an hour or two, why is there still no news? When he comes back, let's see how I deal with him. .” The night watch officer said in a gentle tone: “In order to allow him to leave quickly and return quickly, I specially arranged a fast horse for him, but I didn’t expect that he would still be so in no hurry, leaving the general in this cold wind. Waiting on the tower for a long time."
When Hou Qing heard the words of the night guard, he was furious. He scolded the night guard mercilessly, "What are you talking about? Don't you know the hard work and danger of being a spy?" ? Sometimes in order to get valuable information, they often have a close call with death. In order to bring the information back in time, they have to go through many life-and-death hurdles. Don’t you know? No Thinking about it, their life, death and hardships did not gain any respect or approval from you, but instead received such ruthless complaints from you. Do you think that giving them a good horse is the greatest gift to them? Let me tell you, from now on, all spies in the army must be equipped with the best BMWs in the army to assist them in their work. I don’t want that spy to be killed by the enemy with the information he gathered because of a poor mount, and finally let him die. We suffered heavy losses.”
The night guard was reprimanded by Hou Qing, with a look of shame on his face. He admitted to Hou Qing that he had made a mistake with his words, and that he was indifferent and disrespectful towards the horses. He also told General Hou Qing that he would definitely do it in the future. Won't make the same heartbreaking mistake again.
General Houqing saw that the night guard was sincere in admitting his mistake, so he did not investigate him further. Hou Qing once again reminded the night guard, saying: "Can you write down the things that I have arranged for you?"
Watching the city overnight, he nodded his "promise" and repeated the order of the Queen, saying: "The general has made a note of it and equips all the scout horses in the army with the best horses in the army."
The night guard did not expect that his concern for the queen would lead to the queen mercilessly scolding him. However, the night guard did not feel the slightest resentment towards the queen's reproach, because the queen had no regrets about him. His rebuke was exactly the mistake he should not have made as a general. General Houqing used a heavy hammer against him.
The Queen spoke calmly to the night watch officer: "Now we are facing a confrontation. When the war is about to break out, both sides are very tightly guarded. Under such circumstances, if you want to find out valuable enemy intelligence, it will not take much effort. How can we achieve something after all the twists and turns? The more we are in this situation, the more we need to be calm and patient. There is no use in being impatient. It will only do bad things and make us fall into a passive situation. "
When the spies sent by Hou Qing quickly arrived at the Yunmeng Allied Forces Camp, they cautiously approached the vicinity of the Lishanguan Military Camp.
What he saw was that Yan Hua had cleaned up the mess, and there was no abnormality. The Yunmeng coalition troops began to disperse one after another, returning to their camps.
After the troops returned to their respective camps, the leaders and generals of each tribe redeployed their current defenses. After that, the Yunmeng coalition slowly became quiet in the dark night, as if nothing had happened.
As the extra torches were extinguished, the night sky in the Yunmeng Alliance military camp gradually fell into darkness again. In the deep night sky, stars were dotted, quietly shining with cool light.
Everything in front of them made the spies sent by the Hou Qing outside the military camp become monks of two feet - completely confused. In order not to cause trouble and alert the enemy, they reported the situation here to the General Hou Qing as early as possible. The spies retreated cautiously. , hurried back to Lishanguan.
Hou Qing saw the gradually dimming night sky of the Yunmeng Alliance military camp from the tower of Lishanguan. He couldn't help but feel nervous and thought: "No, has the situation of the Yunmeng Alliance changed? What happened there? What kind of medicine did they buy in the gourd? Why haven't the spies come back yet? Could there be an accident?" Countless questions suddenly flooded into Hou Qing's mind, making him uneasy and confused.
Just as General Houqing was wandering around the tower uneasy about this matter, the spies he sent out finally came back. As soon as Hou Qing saw the spy who had just climbed up the tower, he rushed forward to greet him without any haste. He helped the spy who was about to salute him and asked urgently about the situation in the enemy's camp.
"Tell me quickly, what's going on with the Yunmeng Alliance Army?"
The spies stood up and reported what they saw in the Yunmeng Alliance camp one by one to General Hou Qing. After Hou Qing Xiang heard the report, he was even more confused about the Yunmeng Alliance's actions. They didn't sleep, mobilized troops in the camp, and worked hard all night, but nothing was done. What was the reason for this? As the saying goes, "Any abnormality must be a monster." What was the reason for them to do this? It's not just because they're full, they must be doing this for a reason. General Houqing deduced in his mind all the reasons that could cause the Yunmeng Alliance Army to behave in such an unreasonable manner, but he rejected them all one by one.
At this time, there was a sudden strong wind in the valley, and there was a roaring sound in the valley of Lishan Pass. The roar of the wind was like the howling of ghosts and wolves, and accidentally woke up General Houqing from his meditation.
Hou Qing woke up from his meditation. When he heard the roaring wind in the valley, his eyes flashed with light. He suddenly enlightened and laughed heartily. "I understand, I finally understand..." He looked at the puzzled night guard in front of him. The official said: "I finally understand why there is such a strange movement in the Yunmeng Alliance camp tonight..."
The night guard asked with a confused look on his face: "General, why is this? Judging from the current situation, it doesn't look like they want to attack the key problem."
Hou Qing waved his hand and said: "They will not attack Lishan Pass for the time being. The reason why they made such a change must be that your cry just now alerted them and made them feel a sense of crisis. They thought that our army was going to attack them at night. Camp, that’s why they mobilized so many troops. Just like when we heard their call just now, we were equally uneasy."
After listening to General Houqing's analysis, the night watchman finally let go of his nervousness and said, "General, in your opinion, can this war be avoided? Is it possible that they will not attack the city and do this?" The purpose is just to let us retreat in spite of difficulties and take the initiative to open the city gate of Lishan Pass for them. If their threats fail, will they take the initiative to retreat?"
Hou Qing said solemnly: "This war is inevitable. It is only a matter of time before the Yunmeng coalition forces attack Lishan Pass. The reason why they have not attacked Lishan Pass for so long, I think they must be waiting for something. I have an unknown feeling. I have a premonition that this war will start soon, and the battle will be extremely brutal, and Lishan Pass will be a river of blood again."
Hou Qing looked at the twinkling stars in the distant sky, with a confused look on his face. He didn't know when the dawn would break through the darkness and shed warm light on the people of Jiuli.
