night.

No stars or moon.

On the winding mountain road, a group of soldiers and horses were moving forward with difficulty.

It was still a bit chilly late at night in early spring.

But in the deep mountains, the coldness is much heavier.

There are about three thousand people in this army, half cavalry and half infantry.

They all displayed flags with red flags on black backgrounds, but none of the flags of the leading generals, which seemed quite strange.

The flags and flags kept fluttering in the biting wind, making a rustling sound.

There was a man on the first two horses.

One of them was in green armor and green robes, with a long sword in his hand emitting green light. He was sitting steadily on a fiery red horse, looking quite proud and majestic.

The other man was not wearing armor and was only wearing a white gown. He looked quite like a handsome young man.

What is different from others is that he carries two weapons on his back, one sword and one sword, which is particularly eye-catching.

Three thousand troops and horses moved forward silently at great speed.

Only the tramping of horse hooves echoed in the valley, making the night more quiet and still.

The green-armored general suddenly said in a low voice: "I wonder if they have noticed it. If they have noticed it, we will go up the mountain. The road is blocked and difficult to travel. We will be stranded when we get there. If there is a strong enemy in a strong city, it will be difficult to attack."

Get off!"

The young man in white shirt smiled faintly, but said confidently: "This plan is hidden from the public, and 80% of the information has not been leaked. Looking at the situation during the day, Shen Jizhou must have thought that we were going to attack him with all our strength. It seems that we have also been confused by the details he arranged.

Shen Jizhou delivered the wrong news. Therefore, during the daytime confrontation, the strength of Shen Jizhou's camp increased by at least 30% compared to yesterday."

The green-armored general thought for a while, figured out the joints, nodded and said: "Yes, it seems that he mobilized the troops and horses there to come to the front, but he was afraid that there were too few troops there, and if we went to harass them,

There is always a hidden danger, so let Yan Chou bring some cavalry to defend?"

The young man in white shirt nodded and said with a smile: "Brother Yun Chong also has beauty in his heart! What you said should be accurate!"

It turned out that these two people were Su Ling and Guan Yunchong.

But for some unknown reason, they actually brought these three thousand troops and horses to appear on the deep and winding path of this deserted valley? Where are they going?

Guan Yunchong shook his head and said: "This must be a good plan devised by brothers Su Ling and Guo Jijiu. We can appear here under cover of all odds and catch them off guard."

Su Ling nodded, but said with some worry: "Although the Prime Minister and the sacrificial wine are doing their best in Bahe, I don't know how long they can confuse Shen Jizhou. The place we are going to is more than a hundred miles away from the main tent.

, there are more mountain roads and dangerous cliffs, which will waste time even more. Before leaving, the Prime Minister has made it clear that Shen Jizhou can only be held back for three days at most. If we don't lead the army to return reinforcements within three days, I'm afraid the Prime Minister and the main army will be in danger!

"

Guan Yunchong also nodded solemnly and said, "But as Brother Su Ling said, this plan is still very risky!"

After that, he shouted loudly to the advancing army: "All the troops, speed up and go with all your strength!"

"Here!——"

The rhythm of the soldiers and horses' hooves suddenly became much faster.

After walking for about an hour, the marching speed of the army suddenly slowed down a lot.

Su Ling and Guan Yunchong were wondering. The sergeant who had opened the way had already reported: "Report to Su Changshi and General Guan, there is a cliff ahead, and only one horse can pass."

Su Ling and Guan Yunchong looked at each other, and both saw the helplessness and solemnity in each other's eyes. They were really afraid of something.

The two of them rode quickly to the front of the team and saw the terrain in front of them at a glance.

risk!

This is the strongest feeling that Su Ling and Guan Yunchong have.

There are steep cliffs, steep peaks and deep ravines as far as the eye can see.

Between the mountains, an extremely narrow mountain road winds over the cliffs. Due to the darkness, it is impossible to see very far. Looking as far as the eye can see, all I can see is that the front is deep and dim, like falling clouds and mist.

There was also a cold wind whistling like a knife, freezing to the bone.

Su Ling was speechless for a long time, and could only sigh: "Order the entire army, with the cavalry in front, to pass slowly one by one, paying attention to cliffs and turns. If the road suddenly changes, it must be reported back immediately without delay. The infantry should be two in a row.

Following the cavalry, the whole army must be extremely careful and make no mistakes!"

“Here—!”

Three thousand troops and horses responded with a roar.

But I saw the cavalry quickly changing their formation on the spot, forming a long queue one after another, with the experienced ones in front and the inexperienced ones following behind, slowly walking across the cliffs.

Then two infantrymen lined up, supporting each other, and carefully stepped onto the narrow and steep mountain road.

Su Ling and Guan Yunchong marched behind the cavalry and in front of the infantry. The two of them moved forward cautiously, one behind the other. The horses under their crotches seemed to have discovered this extremely dangerous place, and the horses' hooves were raised cautiously.

After a moment, it seemed to be confirmed that it was safe, and then he lowered it carefully.

The cold wind howled, attacking every soldier's face like a knife.

The army was silent, moving slowly between the cold night wind and the cliffs.

Everyone has a nervous look on their face, fearing that if they are not careful, they will fall into the abyss and be shattered into pieces. Even the body cannot be found.

Strong winds, cliffs, dark clouds, and swirling and moving armies.

It actually looks a bit sad and magnificent...

... ... ... ...

More than a hundred miles away, there is a city with bright lights on the city tower.

Yan Chou was sitting on a tall building in the city.

There were lights and charcoal fires burning inside, giving the whole building a warm atmosphere.

He felt a little hot and had already taken off his heavy armor, exposing his upper body.

At this moment, he was holding a glass of wine in his hand and pouring wine into his mouth.

Under Shuai's case, the city's county magistrate, county magistrate, generals and guerrillas guarding the city all accompanied him, and frequently drank to Yan Chou to pay their respects.

However, Yan Chou was drinking alone, without a smile on his face.

Don't blame him for being depressed.

Yesterday evening, while he and his best brother were tearing beef legs, drinking fine wine, and having a good meal in his big tent, he was called away by his lord Shen Jizhou.

He thought there was some important task to be entrusted to him, but to his surprise, Shen Jizhou told him that he had received accurate information and that Xiao Yuanche had gathered all his troops to fight him in Ba River.

Shen Jizhou was afraid that Xiao Yuanche was powerful, so he mobilized 50,000 infantry troops from Linting overnight to help in front of the battle.

Now there are less than a thousand local garrison troops left in Linting, and the strength of the local garrison can be ignored.

Ordinarily, if Xiao Yuanche concentrates his troops here, nothing will happen to Linting.

However, Shen Zhengnan and Xu Youzhi said that there was no room for loss in Linting. Once Linting was lost, Shen Jizhou's main army would immediately fall into an attack from three sides. (Linting, Bajin Ferry, and the north bank of the Bahe River) might be at a disadvantage to the army.

Xu Youzhi further said that Xiao Yuanche is treacherous, and Guo Baiyi and Su Ling are very strategic people, so troops should be stationed in Linting, but the troops should not be too many, only good ones. A general should be sent, Lead a thousand cavalry to garrison.

Only in this way can we not only concentrate our forces for a decisive battle with Xiao Yuanche's army, but also protect Linting.

After the decisive battle with the main force, if no one comes to attack Linting, they can encircle and pursue Xiao Yuanche. If Xiao Yuanche's troops come to attack Linting, they can also lure all the troops back to Linting to support Linting, attacking from both sides.

Shen Jizhou told Yan Chou that after much deliberation, Yan Chou was the best candidate to be stationed in Linting.

Without him, although Liang Wen is brave, he has courage but no strategy and cannot lead an army.

Although Zhang Chunyi had strategies, he was far behind in terms of courage.

Only Yan Chou can take on this responsibility.

Yan Chou saw that Shen Jizhou had made his decision, so he led a thousand cavalry and arrived at Linting to garrison early this morning.

However, Yan Qiu didn't say anything, but he was secretly angry in his heart.

Why station in Linting! How to prepare for Xiao Yuanche's sneak attack!

This is simply nonsense!

Xiao Yuanche, his generals and all the troops were on the north bank of Ba River. How could they divide their forces to attack Linting?

Furthermore, there are cliffs blocking Linting and Bashui. How can Xiao Yuanche's army pass?

Also, Xiao Yuanche is not a native of this place. There are few people in Linting City, so he might not know the existence of this city!

The more Yan Chou thought about it, the angrier he became.

I secretly thought that this must be Shen Zhengnan and Xu Youzhi, who were close to Zhang Buyi and Zang Xuanba. They were often at odds with themselves and Wenliang brothers. They didn't like us and were afraid of taking away their credit, so they thought of a trick. Moved me away from the main battlefield!

The more he thought about it, the more he realized it was true.

He couldn't help but feel more and more depressed, so he drank more and more wine.

It's better that my brother Wenliang is sincere. The war will be over as soon as possible so that I can leave this place and go back to my brother Wenliang to drink the wine in his tent.

He was alone here thinking about things and drinking.
To be continued...