Amidst the dark mountains in the distance, the first glimmer of light appeared under the horizon. Yan Hua and Ling Ran were sent out of Lishan Pass by people arranged by Hou Qing. The two of them had just walked out of the city gate of Lishan Pass. The city behind them The door slammed shut with a loud "crack", as if disgusted with the arrival of the two of them.
Yan Hua raised his head and glanced at the white fish belly on the horizon, and said to himself meaningfully: "The time is just right." He said to the loneliness beside him: "Let's leave this place of right and wrong quickly! If it's late, we It may be difficult to escape.”
Lonely looked at Yan Hua with a pair of puzzled eyes and asked: "Why? The two armies are fighting, and the envoys are not killed. Do they still want to do harm to us?"
Yan Hua smiled, and that smile slightly revealed a hint of ridicule towards loneliness, "Have you never heard of the general, 'Soldiers are deceitful?' and 'The winner is the king, the loser is the bandit. .' Is this a sentence? Right and wrong, success and failure, merit and demerit, are all written by the winner. For the sake of victory, anything impossible will happen on the court." Yan Hua continued to say to Lonely: "While the Queen is not there yet Come to think of it, let’s get out of here quickly.”
Zi Ran couldn't understand Yan Hua's words at all. He didn't know what Yan Hua's words meant. What would Hou Qing understand? Ling Ran originally wanted to ask Yan Hua for advice, but Yan Hua had already mounted his horse and was about to ride back to camp. The confused Ling Ran could only follow Yan Hua and hurriedly got on his horse and headed towards the dark Lishan Pass. Riding horses through the valley.
The appearance of the first ray of dawn in the sky meant that the time for the Yunmeng Allied Forces to attack Lishanguan was approaching. King Yanlong ordered all the troops to pull out their camps, hold their weapons in hand, obey the orders, and be ready to launch a fierce attack on Lishanguan at any time.
The Flame Dragon King in front of the army looked up at the dim sky, feeling a little uneasy. So far, he still didn't know whether the three thousand elite soldiers he sent out would be able to destroy the defenders on the cliffs on both sides of him as he wished. The weapon of the army's attack is the key to whether the Yunmeng coalition can successfully capture Lishan Pass.
At this time, the Flame Dragon King could only silently pray for the three thousand elite soldiers in front of the army formation, hoping that they could successfully complete their mission and return safely.
Not long after Yan Hua and Lone Ran left Lishan Pass on horseback, a communications soldier loudly dragged out the long word "report" and hurriedly came to the Hou Qing with a panicked expression.
Seeing that it was wrong for his soldiers to be so panicked, Hou Qing scolded: "What happened? Looking at you looking so panicked, there is still a soldier there?"
The soldier ignored General Houqing's rebuke and hurriedly reported back: "General, the Yunmeng coalition forces suddenly broke out and reorganized their troops. They are likely to attack our Lishan Pass. They are about to launch an attack on Lishan Pass."
As soon as Hou Qing received this information, he raised his head and looked at the white fish belly rising on the horizon. Countless clues about the Yunmeng coalition's possessions immediately appeared in front of his eyes, and they were spinning rapidly in the depths of his mind. He desperately tried to connect these seemingly unrelated clues and integrate some useful intelligence from them, because from the beginning to the end, he felt that the three thousand elite soldiers who suddenly left the Yunmeng Alliance Army were what Lishan Pass was facing. The biggest threat was Lishan Pass, which the Hou Qing came from the Yunmeng Allied Forces. However, he did not launch an attack on Lishan Pass immediately, but delayed his attack on Lishan Pass until now. This is very unreasonable.
Also, it had been so long since the Yunmeng Allied Forces arrived at Lishan Pass that they had not sent anyone to negotiate peace, but when they were attacking the key point, they temporarily sent someone to try to instigate him. This was unreasonable, and he recalled that In the conversation between Yan Hua and him just now, the focus was not on instigating rebellion against him, but more on delaying time. Now, as soon as Yan Hua left, the Yunmeng coalition began to prepare for an attack on Lishan Pass. Hou Qing connected the recent abnormal behavior of the Yunmeng Alliance Army. Suddenly his pupils suddenly tightened and he shouted in horror, "No, we have been fooled. Stop Yan Hua and Ling Ran quickly. If we stop them, maybe Lishan Pass will be better." Some help."
Hou Qing hurriedly ran to the tower of Lishanguan, followed by several soldiers. When they came to the tower, the city guard was frightened when he saw him. He hurriedly stepped forward to salute and asked: "General, look at this." Horrified, what happened?”
Hou Qing did not answer the city guard's words, but asked the city guard urgently, "Where are the two envoys sent by the Yunmeng Alliance Army?"
The city guard replied: "According to the general's wishes, they have been sent out of the city."
Upon hearing the words of the city guard, General Houqing's face immediately darkened, his eyes flashing with despair, "Lishan Pass is in danger!"
Hou Qing immediately leaned over the crenellations of the city wall and looked into the depths of the canyon. In the dim light, two blurry figures were riding away in a hurry.
The clatter of horse hooves resounded crisply in the valley, like the beating of war drums, which made the soldiers of both armies tense. They seemed to hear the cold and life-threatening sound of the other side's soldiers drawing their swords and fighting.
At this moment, the three thousand generals who were ordered to set off, in accordance with Yanhua's order, arrived on time at Duanyun Peak, which is twenty miles away from Lishan Pass. This Duanyun Peak is the highest mountain near Lishangguan, with a height of Ruiyun is surrounded by clouds and fog all year round and is extremely dangerous. Along the way, these three thousand soldiers endured great hardships before reaching the top of Duanyun Peak.
Along the way, the spies sent by Hou Qing followed them all the way, following closely the three thousand soldiers of the Yunmeng Alliance Army as they climbed over mountains and ridges with difficulty.
Along the way, they didn't understand what the three thousand generals wanted to do and why they had to brave the hardships to climb this dangerous peak. Duanyun Peak was so far away from Lishan Pass that it was difficult for them to associate their purpose with theirs. There was some inevitable connection with the attack on Lishan Pass, so they did not report the whereabouts of these three thousand people to Hou Qing in a timely manner along the way. Because now they only have one carrier pigeon, and they must use it to deliver the most valuable information, which is the ultimate goal of these three thousand soldiers. They dare not act rashly until they understand the purpose of these guys. , wasting what little communication resources they had.
Along the way, these followers kept complaining about the three thousand soldiers sent by the Yunmeng Alliance Army, "What on earth do these people want to do? Are they sick? They came all the way to climb this dangerous peak." They glanced at those people The Yunmeng army, which was getting more and more energetic as they climbed, once again complained in confusion: "I think they are full and have nothing to do? Or do they all have a fucking brain problem?"
One of the veterans with rich investigative experience calmly said to the other young men: "Please be patient, there must be demons when things go wrong. They must have their own purpose in doing this, otherwise they will never be able to do it when the two armies are about to start a war." On this occasion, they left the army and came to the steep Duanyun Peak. As you said, these people are not crazy, nor are they full of food and nothing to do. They come here to climb mountains for recreation. Haven't you noticed? They are all very skilled. Bufan, if I guess correctly, these people are the elite among the elite in the Yunmeng Alliance Army."
"Why does the general think so?"
"With our skills, we are certainly not outstanding among the guards at Lishan Pass, but we are still strong. However, when we were following them, didn't you notice that even though we tried our best? , but do you still clearly feel a little powerless?”
"Yes, that is indeed the case. In this case, the purpose of this group of people must not be simple."
"You're right, there must be monsters when things go wrong. What do this group of people want to do?"
"This is our ultimate goal, but right now we don't have a clue. What do these guys want to do?"
The experienced spy looked up at the looming starry sky behind the mist, and said meaningfully: "The truth will soon emerge in front of us."
The rapid march in the steep mountains was too much for the bodies of the three generals. They had to stop for a while to recuperate, relieve their physical fatigue, and eat a few mouthfuls of dry food to reward their already hungry stomachs. Temple of the five internal organs.
During the rapid march, the three thousand elite soldiers sent by the Yunmeng Alliance did not have time to observe the surrounding environment. They only wanted to climb to the top of Duanyun Peak as soon as possible and complete the tasks assigned by Yan Hua in advance, so as not to miss the opportunity for the army to attack Lishan Pass. The best time, or because they did not arrive at Duanyun Peak on time and caused huge losses to the Yunmeng Alliance, they did not notice the presence of the Lishan Pass spies along their way.
During the rest period, Nuba was keenly aware that someone was following and monitoring them not far away. This made Nuba, who had a bad temper, unbearable. He was ready to get up and go to deal with the tail that had been following them for an unknown length of time.
In fact, the attentive General Qingping had already discovered the group of people behind them before this, but she concluded that this group of people were just spies sent by the Queen and did not pose any substantial threat to them. In order not to alert the snake, , affecting their marching speed. For the sake of the overall situation, General Qingping left them alone.
Now Nuba has also discovered them, and with his violent temper, he is ready to fight against them. General Qingping understands that as long as Nuba takes action, those spies will definitely exhaust their positions before they die. If they tell General Hou Qing, the guard at Lishan Pass, in every possible way, their plan will most likely be noticed by Hou Qing. With his military talents, Hou Qing will definitely do something that will cause huge losses to the Yunmeng coalition.
For this reason, General Qingping stopped Nuba in time. She shook her head and said softly to Nuba: "Don't scare the snake. Don't forget what our main mission is? If we can't arrive at Duanyun on time, At the top of the mountain, the Yunmeng coalition forces will suffer a heavy blow, so general, don’t miss out on Lord Yanhua’s important events for the sake of small things.”
Nuba said with a look of unwillingness: "Are we going to let them follow us like this?"
General Qingping said: "We feel at ease because they are following us. This means that they have not understood our intention to come to Duan Yunfeng. They have not reported our whereabouts to the general of Lishan Pass, Hou Qing. This means that our whereabouts have not been exposed yet." , and if they pose any threat to us, let’s let them follow us for the time being!”
Nuba said worriedly: "But, they will know sooner or later."
General Qingping said disapprovingly: "When they found out, it was already too late. It is meaningless to us."
After General Qingping's suggestion, Nuba tried his best to restrain his inner impulse. For the sake of the overall situation, he reluctantly sat down quietly and pretended that nothing happened.
Nuba said to General Qingping: "Then let them watch helplessly on Duanyun Peak how we break through Lishan Pass."
General Qingping pursed his lips and smiled, saying: "Isn't this more interesting than killing them?"
