The spies sent by Hou Qing saw a change in the Yunmeng Allied Forces. They found that the Yunmeng Allied Forces were divided into two groups, heading towards Lishan Pass. The direction of the other group was unknown. They could only follow them temporarily, hoping to find out what they were doing. Purpose.
With such intelligence, the spies did not dare to neglect the report. Since Hou Qing assigned them the best horses in the military camp, the spies mounted their thousand-mile horses and galloped away to Lishan Pass at the fastest speed. The urgent military information spied on was brought to General Hou Qingjiu in the shortest possible time, so as not to delay the fighter plane.
After the spies truthfully reported the military trends detected from the Yunmeng Allied Forces to Hou Qing, the gatekeeper at Lishan Pass, Hou Qing's face changed with horror after hearing this, and he said: "The Yunmeng Allied Forces finally took action against me at Lishan Pass. It seems that this war is inevitable and unavoidable."
Hou Qing ordered the spies to continue to pay attention to the movements of the Yunmeng Allied Forces and report to him at any time. He wanted to know the movements of the Yunmeng Allied Forces as soon as possible so that he could know himself and the enemy and fight without danger.
After the spies left, Hou Qing immediately came to Chimukun's residence and reported to Chimukun one by one that the Yunmeng coalition forces were marching towards Lishan Pass.
General Chimukun looked slightly nervous after hearing Hou Qing's report. After a moment, he couldn't help but sigh and said: "What is supposed to come will always come. I just didn't expect that the Yunmeng Allied Forces would attack Lishan Pass so soon." Let's start. It seems that their attack on our Jiuli City this time is not just about talking and practicing as usual. I have never seen the eighty-one tribes of Jiuli so united. This is indeed true for our Jiuli City. This is not good news." Chimu Kun said with a melancholy and embarrassed look: "Your Majesty asked us not to have a head-on conflict with the Yunmeng Coalition Army. Now it seems that not only will there be a fierce head-on conflict between the Yunmeng Coalition Army and Lishan Pass, but also in this Lishan Pass. The two armies will still bleed into rivers of blood at the mountain pass."
"Military strategists know that soldiers must be quick and unexpected. I think that the Yunmeng Alliance Army will not delay for a long time, so they are now raising troops to Lishan Pass, which is within my expectation. The general believes that the Yunmeng Alliance Army will The reason why they have not sent out troops to attack Lishan Pass in the past few days is because they are afraid of the secluded canyon in front of Lishan Pass, which is blocked by one man and cannot be opened by ten thousand people. Now, the Yunmeng Allied Forces suddenly raised their troops without fear. The final general Do you think they have come up with some strategy to deal with us and catch us by surprise? If so, it will be fatal to our army. This makes the general always feel uneasy. I always have an unknown premonition that something is going to happen at Lishan Pass in this war."
When Chimu Kun heard this, his heart sank. He felt that Hou Qing's analysis was very reasonable. He secretly analyzed in his heart that the Yunmeng coalition forces were neither fools nor lunatics. They must have thought of some way to deal with Lishan Pass, otherwise, they would not To come with such confidence and raise troops, knowing that there is no return, but still go out in full force, what is this if not self-destruction? The only explanation for this contrary approach to using troops is that they already have a countermeasure, which may be fatal to our army.
While Chi Mukun was still deep in thought, General Houqing continued: "As the saying goes, it is easy to dodge open guns and hard to guard against hidden arrows. What worries the general most now is not the army led by Yanlong King rushing to Lishan Pass, but It's the group of thousands of people who are going against the Flame Dragon King. Where are they going? What are they going to do? It's still a mystery now."
Chimu Kun knew what General Houqing was worried about. Chimu Kun asked: "General, are you worried that the target of that pair of men and horses is the two defense camps we ambush on the cliffs on both sides of Lishan Pass?"
After being exposed by Chimukun's words, Hou Qing seemed to have been exposed for doing something shameful. A look of panic appeared on his face, and he nodded to Chimukun uneasily.
Chimu Kun looked at Hou Qing's panicked face and couldn't help but let out a slightly mocking laugh, saying: "I think the general is overly worried. According to the spies' information, the pair of mysterious men and horses were marching." The direction is opposite to Lishan Pass. According to what you said, their target is the two ambush camps on the cliff. In doing so, aren't they putting the cart before the horse and seeking fish at the last moment?"
Chimu Kun's words were not unreasonable. Hou Qing could not tell what the problem was for a while. The reason why he felt that way was only based on years of battlefield experience and an uneasy sixth sense. There is little evidence to support his conclusion.
"Besides, there are ambushes buried on the cliffs on both sides of the pass. Not many people know about it. I don't think that the Yanlong King, even with his great ability, would have thought that we would dig out a large area for them to attack Lishan Pass. Tomb, as long as they dare to put all their efforts into it, the Yunmeng Valley will be the burial place of their Yunmeng Coalition Army. Chimu Kun continued: "Since the Yunmeng Coalition Army doesn't know that we have an ambush on the cliff outside Lishan Pass, what can they do? Will you specifically think of ways to deal with our two ambush camps? "
After hearing Chimukun's words, Hou Qing felt relieved. Now the Yunmeng Allied Forces have obviously shown their swords at Lishan Pass. Although Hou Qing is very reluctant to fight with the Yunmeng Allied Forces, because the ancients said, "We are born from the same roots. Why are we in such a hurry?" The Jiuli Eighty-one Clan and Jiuli City have the same origin, so he is very unwilling to do something with the Jiuli Eighty-one Clan that would cause pain to relatives and pleasure to enemies. But for the safety of countless people in Jiuli City behind him, Hou Qing had no choice but to show his defensive shield to the menacing Yunmeng coalition forces.
The Yunmeng Allied Forces were only more than a hundred miles away from Lishan Pass. Hou Qing looked at the sky and saw that the sun was shining in the sky. At noon, according to the marching speed of the Yunmeng Allied Forces reported by the spies, the Yunmeng Allied Forces would arrive under the Lishan Pass Gate Tower before sunset. By then, an unusual battle would be inevitable.
For this reason, Qing and Chimukun had to go to the city tower of Lishan Pass in person to inspect the deployment and secure the military deployment of Lishan Pass. They came to the city tower of Lishan Pass, where the city guard on duty was leading the generals. Lishan Pass is heavily guarded. Even if a bird flies by, it cannot escape their sight.
Hou Qing and Chi Mukun were very satisfied with the performance of the gatekeepers. Before Houqing came to the gate tower of Lishan Pass, he ordered the gatekeepers to bring all the gatekeepers of Lishan Pass to the gate tower of Lishan Pass. Assembling, just when Hou Qing and Chi Mukun boarded the tower of Lishan Pass, the soldiers below the tower had already assembled.
Hou Qing, wearing a battle armor, stood on the tower of Lishan Pass and said to the officers and soldiers: "Soldiers, as the saying goes, it takes a thousand days to raise an army, but it takes a moment to deploy it. Now it is Jiuli City and the people of Jiuli City who need you." At that time, just now, I received information from spies that early this morning, the Yanlong King of the Yunmeng clan was leading a group of rabble towards Lishan Pass. He wanted to challenge the majesty of the guards at Lishan Pass. They want to break through the Lishan Pass we are guarding, trap us in an unkind and unjust place, and leave us with an infamy for eternity. I will ask you, are you willing?"
All the soldiers of Lishan Pass made a deafening voice in unison, raised their arms and shouted, "If you don't want to, I swear to live and die with Lishan Pass... If you don't want to, I swear to live and die with Lishan Pass... If you don't want to, I swear to live and die with Lishan Pass..." ...unwilling to do so, vowing to live and die with Lishan Pass..."
Seeing his brave and fearless soldiers, the Queen expressed a sense of pride, nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Soldiers, it is my honor to have such brave and fearless subordinates as you, and I can fight bravely with you against the same enemy. The enemy is my blessing. They want to step over our bodies, slaughter the relatives behind us, and make the people of Jiuli City who we have guarded for many years become their prisoners, or turn them into their never-ending slaves. It is obvious that the Yunmeng Alliance Army is so ambitious.
Soldiers, you say, are we willing to abandon our dignity and let them cross Lishan Pass, which we guard as Ao? "
Under the city tower, the uniformed soldiers heard the sonorous and powerful speech of General Houqing on the city tower. Their blood boiled and they roared harshly, "Swear to the death to coexist with Lishan Pass...Swear to the death to coexist with Lishan Pass...Swear to the death to coexist with Lishan Pass." …”
Hou Qing saw that his soldiers were so high-spirited, which greatly increased General Hou Qing's confidence in guarding Lishan Pass unbreakable. After the Hou Qing finished training the generals guarding Lishan Pass, he knew that if the Minister of Military and Political Affairs Chimu Kun could say a few words of encouragement to the soldiers at this time, he would let the officers guarding Lishan Pass know that they were not fighting alone. , and the military and political ministers fought side by side with them and shared weal and woe.
Finally, General Houqing said to the soldiers: "Soldiers, we are not fighting alone. Our brave military minister is with us. Now, please give me a lecture from General Chimukun."
After the queen retreated, Chimu Kun stepped forward with a high-spirited look and said to the soldiers at the foot of the city tower with a clear face: "Soldiers, when I heard the sentence loudly shouted from your mouth, 'Oath to live and die with Lishan Pass'. 'When you took the heroic oath, I not only saw the heroic spirit in you, but also felt the honor of being a soldier released from your body. I am proud of your bravery. I believe that the people behind you will Your family, friends, and the people of Jiuli City you protect will also be proud of your heroic deeds today. Soldiers, I, Chimu Kun, also swear to you here, 'No matter what time, I, Chimu Kun, will always be with you. , live or die with Lishan Pass.' Let us fight to the death with those invading enemies and defend our military dignity and our military spirit to the death."
After listening to Chimukun's words, the soldiers downstairs of Lishan Pass City all prepared to face the Yunmeng coalition's attack with the fighting will to face death.
The pre-battle speech to inspire the soldiers' fighting spirit has been completed, and the effect is as expected by the two generals Chimukun and Houqing. The only thing left is to deploy the defense carefully. Houqing increased the number of troops and horses on the tower of Lishan Pass and the logs on the tower. Defensive equipment such as rolling stones has long been piled up in the entire Lishan Pass tower. Bows, crossbows and arrowheads have long been carefully prepared under the arrangement of the Hou Qing. As long as the enemy invades, they will be hit by thousands of arrows. When it rains, it feels like thousands of arrows piercing your heart.
A loud sound resounded throughout the sky and the earth suddenly sounded as the signal arrow was fired. This was the agreement between the Queen and the defenders on the cliffs on both sides. As soon as the signal arrow sounded, it was the enemy's invasion, and everyone immediately entered a fighting state. , be ready to meet the invading enemy anytime and anywhere.
Therefore, the moment the signal arrow sent by the Queen made a piercing sound in the air, the defenders on the cliffs on both sides immediately became busy. They entered their respective combat positions according to the prior deployment and guarded against the incoming enemy troops. , preparing to give them a fatal counterattack.
