To the east of Tongguan, the roads to Shanzhou are narrow and difficult to walk.

On one side is the frozen Yellow River. Under the high embankment, the ice ridges on the Yellow River are chaotic, like sharp swords, reflecting a faint cold light under the moonlight.

On the other side is the dangerous mountain of forests. Looking up from the small path, the mountains are like ancient giant beasts that want to choose people to eat, making whimpering sounds in the north wind in the middle of the night.

There is a small path between this river and the river. This path is built along the mountains and is rugged. In addition, the road has accumulated heavy snow in the past few days, making it more difficult to pass.

Duoduo led the defeated soldiers and fled along the path, stumbled and struggling. A few miles away from Duoduo, there were still flashing fires, chasing them reluctantly.

Duoduo knew that it was a pursuer who followed from Tongguan and had been following behind the team in a close manner.

According to the report from the siege who ran up from behind, these pursuers had no horses, they were all infantrymen. They looked not dressed in regular soldiers, but rather enemies who looked like heroes in Tongguan.

When Duoduo's generals couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they heard that the pursuers behind had no horses to ride. These people were all elite cavalrymen, and almost all of them had two or three horses to transfer back and forth. The infantry behind them could not catch up no matter what.

But unlike other Qing generals who had already let go of their worries, the head coach Duoduo's face became more and more serious.

Others may not know it, but Duoduo followed his brother to fight south and north since childhood and was well aware of it. He knew very well that among all things in this world, nothing can compare to people in terms of endurance.

Among the Eight Mongolian Banners, there are even many long-trained warriors who can chase the goshawks barefoot on the empty grassland. Often after more than a dozen hours, the goshawks will land desperately and be captured by the warriors.

The same is true for this horse. If a man races with a horse, the horse will naturally lead the way within more than a hundred miles of the beginning, but if it comes to strength, the horse will be far inferior to the human.

People can insist on not having a meal, but horses cannot. The court rushed for 800 miles, and it is common for horses to die in the post station to run to death. But I have never heard of any veterans who ran to death during the march.

During a long-distance raid, Duoduo even saw a Han army auxiliary soldier carrying dozens of kilograms of armor. While running, he was dozing off and snoring.

Now I have fought a day and ran for half a night like a life. Both the soldiers and the horses have not yet entered. The mountain road in front of me is rugged, with snow blocking, and physical energy consumption is even greater.

People can still hold on, but it is hard to say how long the horse can last. Although Duoduo has changed horses several times in turn, he also feels sweating under the ribs of the war horse under his crotch.

According to Duoduo's calculations, if the pursuers behind were unable to get rid of tomorrow morning, war horses would probably die one after another.

Duoduo wanted the troops to extinguish the torch and move forward while the night was shining. But this mountain road was difficult to move. If the torch was extinguished, most of the soldiers would be blindfolded. Once there was no light in front of them, the remaining defeated soldiers and generals under them would collapse in an instant.

But if the torch is not extinguished and you can see clearly that it is several miles away, how can you get rid of the pursuers?

While thinking, a sudden whistle ahead came back to report that after turning the mountain, the road ahead was divided into a fork, a big road and a small road. Both roads could lead to Shaanxi.

The main road is close to the bank of the Yellow River, which is flat and easy to walk and easy to walk. It is the closest official road.

But the path has to go up the mountain. Not only are weeds, but it also circulates and there are many forks, which is very rugged and difficult to walk. Ask if the Duoduo team is on a flat road or a rugged road?

Duoduo listened to the detective's report and suddenly felt familiar, as if this had happened before.

After a moment of stunned silence, Duoduo suddenly thought, how could this happen before? Isn’t this clearly the joke about Huarongdao in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"?

When Cao Cao was defeated and walked on Huarong Road, it was also a big road, and a small road was chosen by Cao Mengde. At that time, Cao Cao saw that the road was muddy and difficult to walk, and smoke was rising. So he decided that it was Zhuge Liang's suspicious plan, so he insisted on walking the road.

As a result, I encountered Guan Yu's ambush on the small road. If it weren't for having a friendship with Guan Yu back then, I'm afraid Prime Minister Cao's life would have been told to the Huarong Road.

Nowadays, half of the strategies and strategies of the Qing Dynasty were learned from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. How could Duoduo not know? And the situation in front of him was exactly the same as in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". No wonder a sense of familiarity arises naturally!

When I saw this passage in the book, I only thought Cao Cao was ridiculous. Now it was his turn to make a decision, but Duoduo was in a dilemma.

During today's defeat, Duodor was thinking about it repeatedly along the way. From the fact that he had surrendered in front of Ma Shiyao City to the point of leading his troops into the city, he felt that he had fallen into the trap of the Dashun Army everywhere.

The men, women, young and old in Tongguan City, as well as the people, have only a total of more than 100,000 people. Today, they may have killed tens of thousands of people in Tongguan City. To be honest, these people are all vagabonds and righteous men of the people, Duoduo will never believe it.

Looking back now, those sacrificing lives in the city may be pretended to be the legendary Dashun Ka-jun!

Li Zicheng was a thief, and his best attitude was to rob the hungry people. Among them, the young and strong were incorporated into the battle camp, and the orphans and young children were incorporated into the children's army and acted with the old camp.

These children grew up in the camp since childhood and were most loyal to Li Zicheng. They sacrificed their lives when fighting. Because they were young, they were not very familiar with the battle formations. Although they were desperate for battles, their combat power was far inferior to those bandits who were used to fighting.

Li Zicheng knew that these kids were the backbone of the future army, and as long as they grew up, they would be an unparalleled force. They were reluctant to let these kids go to battle and consume them.

Duoduo did not see the sign of the Chia Army during the Battle of One Stone, so he heard about the existence of the Chia Army and had never seen it with his own eyes.

Now when recalling the battle in Tongguan City, aren’t the heroes who were previously identified as being handsome young men? There are even many eight or nine-year-old girls.

There is no reason why the city wanderer is willing to let his eight- or nine-year-old girls fight? I guess Li Zicheng was forced to use these young children in military service.

Previously, Li Zicheng pretended to withdraw his troops, but asked these young men to disguise themselves and sneak back to Tongguan City to ambush. After these desperate young men used the method of exchanging their lives for life in the street fighting in Tongguan City, they sent elite troops to attack from behind, and then defeated their army in one fell swoop.

The more Duoduo thought about it, the more he felt that his inference was correct, but if these were Li Zicheng's plan, then it would seem like a natural thing to send a team of people to ambush the way they must pass.

Duoduo thought about it over and over again, and felt that there might be an ambush before. In addition, he had a premonition similar to Huarongdao before, so he felt even hesitant.

The soldiers naturally didn't understand why Duoduo was stunned here. After waiting for a while, they saw Duoduo bit his teeth and waved his hand, "Let's walk!"

What Duoduo thought was that even if Li Zicheng really set up an ambush, he would definitely write on the road. Li Zicheng was not Zhuge Liang, so he knew what kind of magic tricks?

Besides, the provocate just now said that there are many forks on this small road. Even though Li Zicheng wanted to set up an ambush, he knew which small road I was taking?

It is better to work harder and take more roads than to be safe.

The soldiers didn't know what disease Duoduo had committed, so they kept leaving the road to the good road, but they wanted to walk on the mountain road. However, since the commander issued an order, they must have made plans, so they had to act according to the order.

This path is the remnant of Mount Wu. It was a gentle slope at the beginning, but later the mountain was steep and the mountain road became more and more difficult to move. The pursuers behind him were chasing him relentlessly. Duoduo did not dare to ask the team to stop and rest, so the Qing soldiers were naturally suffering.

While walking, an open land suddenly flashed in front of the open land. In front of the open land was a small path leading to Shanzhou, and in front of the open land, a dense pine forest grew along the mountain.

This pine forest is dark and dense, and it feels even more profound and terrifying under the night. There is a vague path behind the pine forest, which follows the winding and twists and turns upwards, and it seems to lead to the depths of Mount Kou.

Duoduo looked at the pine forest and suddenly a thought flashed through his mind: "This is a good place to set up an ambush."

The place where they are located is a standard gourd entrance, and there are small paths in and out. It is easy to get in and out. The pine forest ahead seems not big, but it is easy to hide thousands of people in the dark.

Moreover, the pine forest is born along the mountain, facing the ground, and has a good geographical advantage. Even if the war is not good, there is a small path behind it that can retreat to Mount Kou. If someone really wants to ambush it, it can be said that it can attack and retreat and defend. It is really a dangerous place.

After Duoduo thought about it, he was amused by his own thoughts. He was defeated today and was suspicious in everything he saw. I am not Cao Cao, and Li Zicheng is not Zhuge Liang. Why do you feel suspicious when you see an ordinary pine forest, and you are worried that there will be ambush inside?

Then he turned around and looked at the generals on both sides. He saw that the generals around him were panting with reins. After a night of desperate rush, although he was just riding a horse, his waist and legs were used to exhaust his strength. At this time, when Duoduo stopped, he followed him to rest, no one noticed the danger of this pine forest.

When Duoduo saw the generals' performance, he sighed secretly. Unfortunately, there was a lack of a counselor who could give him a point of advice everywhere, and now he had to work hard on everything. The difficulty of being a commander is really not to be a wise man.

Why do you always call yourself a widow as a prince? It’s because there is no one around you who can talk!

Those who are superiors must pretend to be calm no matter how adversity is. At least they are beautiful and clear on the surface, and the clouds are light and gentle on the wind. On the one hand, they must be cautious on the other hand.

Even if others relax their vigilance, as the head coach, I cannot have the slightest slackness. I cannot check what others think, and I dare not think what others think.

The military affairs and the land of life and death cannot help but worry less. The previous sentence of the Song Dynasty, Fan Wenzheng, said by Dongting Lake: "Who will I return with you?" How many people can truly understand his profound meaning?

Seeing the generals around him leaning on the saddle and gasping heavily, but as stupid as a pig and without any investigation, Duoduo felt a sense of being ahead of the crowd.

At this time, Duoduo couldn't help but empathize with Cao Mengde's feelings in Huarongdao. Suddenly, he became stubborn and laughed to the sky like Cao Cao.

He said in his heart: "If someone asks me why I laugh, I will say: I laugh at Li Zicheng for no reason, Song Xiance is wise. If we can set up a strait here, we will be bound to pieces!"

Unfortunately, the soldiers under Duoduo were so tired that they saw Duoduo laughing for no reason, but they didn't dare to ask too much. With their eyes wide open, they were so quiet that they were surprisingly quiet.

Only Duoduo's laughter kept echoing in the valley.

Duoduo laughed dryly for a long time, and no one around could understand his intentions. He came forward and said, "I wonder why the prince laughed?"

Seeing that no one was involved, Duoduo had to stop laughing awkwardly. It was a prank of some railings, but no one would be regretful.

I thought to myself: Although my literary and military strategy is comparable to that of Prime Minister Cao, my subordinates in front of me are not only talented but also not even making jokes or making mistakes. If they were put in the Three Kingdoms, they would probably be worse than Jiang Gan.

This Chinese culture is profound and profound. After returning, these slutty people must learn more about the Chinese culture, take a good look at the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, listen to a few legends of the remnant Tang Dynasty, and increase their cultural literacy.

Just as Duoduo was thinking about it, a "creaking" sound suddenly came from the pine forest, because the officers and soldiers on both sides didn't know what Duoduo was laughing at and were stunned.

It was winter again, and there were no insects chirping around, and there was silence around. Although the sound was not loud, everyone could hear it clearly.

Duoduo's heart suddenly fell down, thinking to himself whether there was indeed an ambush in the pine forest?

The soldiers also became nervous, and they drew their bows and arrows, aiming the tip of the arrow at the pine forest. A general picked up a torch and threw it hard into the depths of the woods.

As the fire flashed by, everyone actually found that the pine forest was full of figures, as if they reflected countless pairs of dark eyes.

Duoduo was shocked and hurriedly ordered his men to shoot arrows. He heard the shouting in the pine forest: "Prince, don't shoot arrows, it's me!"

Immediately afterwards, hundreds of ragged defeated soldiers walked out of the woods. The leader was a thin old man. He fell to the ground from a distance and said that he deserved to die.

Duoduo looked closely and felt that the leader looked familiar. After thinking about it carefully, he remembered that this person had seen him in front of the account of King Geng Zhongming of Huaishun. He was a personal soldier of Geng Zhongming. He was born with a mouse-headed and a monkey-like monster. So he had some impression of him.

Seeing that it was not the ambush of Dashun Army, Duoduo felt relieved. He waved his hand to put the bow and arrow and replied casually: "Oh, it turns out it's your boy!"

When the visitor saw Duoduo recognize him, he was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "The prince is as wise as a torch, and the prince Huaishun's personal military camp official Mo Jiu - see the prince!"
Chapter completed!