At the third watch, Li Jiangyao's camp was still brightly lit, and several major generals were still gathered here to discuss the next battle plan.

Du Jian, who was ordered to investigate the enemy's situation, hurriedly returned and reported a new situation that had just been discovered to Li Jiangyao and the others.

"Boss, what you said is absolutely correct," Du Jian said with excitement: "The Turkic ghosts really have a big conspiracy!"

Xu Youchang asked quickly: "What is going on? Please explain it clearly."

Du Jian smiled and agreed, and continued to introduce: "Just now, I sent two groups of veterans from the Pegasus Scout Battalion to search carefully up and down the river. Unexpectedly, they searched for nearly ten miles and found nothing.

Any abnormality. At that time, I thought, this Ulundu River

It seems calm, but in fact, the flow speed under the water surface is very fast, the water channel is quite deep, and there are often many undercurrents and whirlpools in the river. The entire river is the most gentle at the ferry crossing in front of us. If the enemy is trying to play tricks, they will never be able to stay close and seek distance.

, we have to work hard from the front.”

Li Jiangyao looked at Du Jian's triumphant expression and knew that he must have achieved something. He couldn't help laughing and said: "Don't be so pretentious, just let it go!"

"Yes, boss, let the little one go." Du Jian didn't feel dissatisfied at all, but said with a smile: "So, I picked a few brothers who are good at water and asked them to smear the sap on their bodies.

It became dark, and they took advantage of the darkness to sneak into the river to explore. Guess what they found?"

Holia kicked Du Jian on the butt and shouted: "Just let the whole fart go! Don't come in pieces, it's too annoying!"

Du Jian rubbed his buttocks while hiding away from Horiyah, and said, "Brothers discovered that the river has become shallower!"

"The river has become shallower?!"

Hearing this, Li Jiangyao and others couldn't help but be slightly stunned. For a moment, they still didn't understand what Du Jian said.

Xu Youchang looked at Holia in confusion: "Princess, this season doesn't seem to be the dry season here. Why are the rivers..."

Horiyah shook her head in confusion and turned to look at Du Jian.

I just heard Du Jian explain with a smile: "We walked seventy or eighty steps from our bank to the center of the river, and the river extending to the other bank became shallower. Originally, the water level there was deep enough to completely submerge the war horses.

Horse's legs, but now, standing there can't even cover the knees, and brothers can even show their heads when squatting."

"Ah?! Wouldn't that allow the cavalry to rush across the river quickly?" Holia said nervously: "What on earth is going on?"

Palletahon was mature and cautious, thinking and shaking his head: "This shouldn't be the case. It's not the dry season yet, and we are observing the water level on the shore every day, and we have found no sign of a significant drop in the water level."

"The enemy should have done something underwater!" Li Jiangyao pondered for a moment and said decisively: "It was the test attack last night."

Du Jian nodded and held out his thumb: "Boss, you are still the best. I guessed very well. The brother who went into the water came back and reported that the bottom of the river was filled with gravel bags, and the horizontal width was more than 20 feet.

, it should have been smuggled over last night when the enemy organized infantrymen to swim across the river."

Xu Youchang gritted his teeth and groaned: "Let me tell you, last night the enemy suddenly launched an infantry attack without warning. Tens of thousands of soldiers held up large shields, wading through the waist-deep river, and just headed this way.

Pounce on us. As we are well prepared, there is no point in doing so. It turns out that they are building a plank road in the open and crossing Chencang secretly."

Li Jiangyao chuckled and said: "Well, this shows that our enemies are not just idiots who only know how to act recklessly, they also know how to use their brains. The reason why they choose to launch the attack at night is probably to cover the engineers hiding behind and

A large number of bags of sand and gravel were smuggled into the river to pave a channel for the cavalry to charge."

Palletahon frowned and said, "Sir, this is not good. The enemy's actions are clearly making final preparations for launching a general attack, which means that they will take action in just one or two days."

"Paletahong is right," Li Jiangyao analyzed calmly: "It is impossible for the enemy to keep such an arrangement secret for too long, so since they have laid a secret tunnel under the river, they will definitely use it as soon as possible. If I expected

If it's true, the alliance's left army, under the leadership of Doron, is already very close to us."

Xu Youchang continued to analyze along Li Jiangyao's train of thought: "This is probably what the enemy planned. Just when the armies of both sides were arrayed across the river and facing a tense confrontation, the men and horses led by Duolun suddenly appeared behind our army and attacked

We pose a huge threat and oppression. If we had

If you don't know that the enemy has arranged sand and gravel bags at the bottom of the river, you will take it for granted that the enemy troops on the other side are blocked by the Ulundu River and cannot pose a threat to the front in a short period of time. At the same time, you can safely and boldly deploy the main force.

, turned around to face Duolun’s sneak attack enemies..."

Horiyah continued what he said: "When we divide our forces and leave, and the strength of the frontal position becomes weak, the enemy on the other side of the river will suddenly launch a general attack. A large number of cavalry will rush up to the river bank on gravel bags, and we will stay behind.

The troops on the spot will definitely be shocked and their morale will be in chaos."

"Hmph! By that time, the defense line collapses, and we will really be attacked from both sides by the enemy!" Du Jian hammered his fist on the table and groaned angrily.

Li Jiangyao nodded slightly, walked to the map with his hands behind his back, and asked leisurely: "So? What should we do?"

Faced with this question from the commander-in-chief, everyone couldn't help but ponder.

After a while, Du Jian, who had successfully detected the enemy, spoke first: "Why don't we try to trick him tonight, use their fortifications, rush to the other side, and give the Turks a big surprise!"

Hearing this, Holia quickly nodded firmly. It was obvious that she and Du Jian wanted to go to the same place.

Palletahon expressed his objection: "General Du, I don't think this is appropriate. Since the other party has spent so much effort and set up a situation that is beneficial to them, they will inevitably guard the river in front of them to prevent them from being attacked.

We figured out the trap in advance. You sent a few experienced reconnaissance scouts to take advantage of the darkness. Of course, you can sneak in quietly at night without worrying about being discovered by the other party, but if you mobilize a large number of troops, you will definitely not be able to escape the enemy's surveillance."

Xu Youchang also agreed with Palletahon's point of view: "It is true that we are not completely sure of attacking at night. How about this. We strengthen the river bank defense system overnight and double the Malu stronghold to block the enemy from the front. Then we concentrate our forces and focus on the enemy first.

Defeat the Western Xinjiang Left Route Army coming from the northeast, then turn around and concentrate on dealing with the Center Route Army."

"Wouldn't this division of troops in two places suit the enemy's wishes?" Samor, who had been silent for the whole time, was slightly confused.

Xu Youchang shook his head: "Hey, Father Samour, how can this be the same? The enemy thought that we were defenseless, but we figured out their true and false intentions. As long as we hold the river bank firmly, use fast to attack slow, and use concentration to attack dispersed

, we have every chance of winning!”

Although Xu Youchang is young, he is a veteran on the battlefield. His ideas are more stable and most of the generals present agree.

Holia thought for a while and agreed: "From this point of view, this place is like another form of the Wellan Valley. We use the Ulundu River to block the middle army, and use superior forces to surround the left army that came to attack, and let them

The two are facing each other from a distance but cannot be rescued. As long as we can block the center army, we have a chance to surround the left army!"

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Late at night, Li Jiangyao suddenly woke up from his sleep and sat up suddenly.

He shook his head vigorously, and after seeing the surrounding scenery clearly, he let out a long breath. When he touched it with his hand, his forehead was covered with cold sweat.

As soon as the word "come" came to his lips, Li Jiangyao swallowed it back. He slowly stood up and left the bed, and with the help of the faint light, he reached out and picked up the kettle on the table without using a cup, just put it to his mouth

He drank it in big gulps.

The dream just now was really terrible.

Li Jiangyao dreamed that he had returned to the familiar Metasequoia City. However, there was no one in the city, and it was quiet and quiet, as if it were a ghost land.

He just walked and walked on the empty streets, turning back and looking around from time to time, but there was always silence around him.

Where are the people? Where have all the people gone?

Just when Li Jiangyao was filled with doubts, he suddenly heard a desolate horn sound - the withdrawal horn of the Zhenjiang Protectorate!

At this time, as the low trumpet sounded, Xu Youchang, Huo Liya, Du Jian, Lin Feng, and seven or eight generals of the Metasequoia Army came out of the corner and surrounded him.

These people all had broken armors and robes stained with blood.

Du Jian's eyes were gouged out, leaving only two large black holes, with blood constantly pouring out; Xu Youchang's right arm was cut off, exposing the white bones; Huo Liya and Lin Feng were shot several times.

Arrow, blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, and he was speechless.

Li Jiangyao was stunned by this scene.

He wanted to ask his comrades what happened, but his voice was stuck in his throat and he couldn't make any sound. No matter how Li Jiangyao shouted, there was no sound at all.

Just when he was extremely anxious, those people suddenly disappeared again. Instead, there were several corpses lying not far away. Li Jiangyao came closer and took a closer look, and it turned out to be Efentia and Xia Lian!

That terrifying sight scared Li Jiangyao awake!

Li Jiangyao drank a gulp of cold water and regained his consciousness slightly, but the nightmare he just had was still lingering in his mind.

People often dream, but often after waking up, they will soon forget most of the details of the dream. But like Li Jiangyao now, not only has he not forgotten those scary scenes, but the more he thinks about it, the clearer it becomes. This can only

It shows that the dream was too real and too profound.

This is definitely not a good sign!

Li Jiangyao suddenly remembered that his teacher He Jingming once said: To be a great general, keen spiritual awareness is also one of the necessary qualities.

Many things in the world, especially things that happen on the battlefield, sometimes do not have so much basis and reason for your detailed reference. People who are good at fighting usually have intuitions that are different from ordinary people, and many important judgments are also made.

Decided by an almost beast-like intuition:

This is how war is fought, there is no reason to explain!

Could that terrifying nightmare just now be a warning from my spiritual sense?

"Come here!" Li Jiangyao shouted outside the tent.

An officer on duty heard the sound and walked into the tent: "Sir."

Li Jiangyao sat down slowly on the commander's chair and asked: "Where are General Xu and the others? Are they still resting? What is the current situation of each battalion?"

"Your Excellency," the officer replied steadily: "An hour ago, General Xu and General Du had led the Gale Force Army and the Fiery Army to the northeast, accompanied by the Thunder Cavalry. Currently, except for the commander, the people staying in the camp are

Of the guards, only the princess and the 7,000 infantrymen of her third army are left."
Chapter completed!