In Lingzhou, there is a hill covered with camphor trees. It stands majestic and independent. Although it is not very steep and towering, the mountain stretches for dozens of miles, with ups and downs, and has a unique artistic conception.

The hill is about a hundred miles southwest of Lingzhou City. Because the mountains are full of strong fragrance, the locals call this place the Xiangzhang Mountains.

Although it is autumn, camphor trees are different from other tree species in that they are evergreen all year round, and their leaves fall all year round. Old leaves fall away and new leaves emerge, constantly glowing with new vitality, so the entire mountain range is still evergreen.

Take a closer look at the bark of the camphor tree. It is yellow-brown in appearance and accompanied by irregular longitudinal cracks. The texture of the leaves is either opposite or scattered, oval to oblong, with the top becoming shorter and tapering. It exudes a scent similar to cinnamon.

The smell, the smell of young branches is similar to sandalwood. With this scent, there are few mosquitoes in the mountains, making it a good place to visit.

The Xiangzhang Mountains, which used to be very peaceful with only a few roars of wild beasts heard from time to time, seemed very unusual today.

I saw the ground at the foot of the mountain on the south suddenly rumble, and a large group of brown cavalry rushed past. The horses neighed, and the tree trunks on both sides of the road began to shake. Leaves fell one after another, startling the birds in the forest.

The leading general had a sharp scar on his face and a cold expression. The military flag behind him stood in the wind. The smell of blood that followed dispersed the fragrance of the forest, making him look incompatible with nature.

As the cavalry passed by quickly, the forest fell silent again, except for the smell of blood that still lingered in the air for a long time.

In the dark night, after the cavalry, a larger marching team appeared again on the footpath at the foot of the mountain, numbering tens of thousands. Most of the soldiers were wearing rattan armor and had sharp swords hanging from their waists. Although there were no horses, they were still walking as fast as flying.

Marching rapidly, we gradually disappeared along the path at the foot of the mountain and disappeared into the horizon, not knowing where we were going.

Liangzhou Daying

All the soldiers had begun to prepare for the battle, constantly checking whether the siege equipment was intact. Ye Xiaoxiao and Li Batian went to the New Army to reorganize their troops and select capable soldiers to prepare for the siege in two days.

Chen Yue had just returned from patrolling the camp, and Chu Yucheng was standing in front of the map with his brows furrowed, his hands behind his back, his fingers clasped together, and he kept tapping the back of his hands.

"What's wrong?" Chen Yue asked aloud. Seeing Chu Yucheng's appearance, he thought he was still blaming himself for what happened to Yu Jin. At the same time, he picked up the kettle on the table and took two gulps.

"Don't you think it's strange?" Chu Yucheng pointed to the location of Hefu County on the map and said, "We have been besieging Lingzhou for several days. We sent out a lot of scouts, but we didn't see any reinforcements from Fuzhou. King Fu just surrounded Lingzhou like this.

The state gave up?”

Chen Yue walked slowly to the map: "It's strange, but the farthest scout camp is already fifty miles away. There is no way to go deeper. If you go further, you will encounter a large group of patrol soldiers."

Both of them fell into silence. Chenyue crossed his arms and frowned for a long time without thinking of a reason.

The footsteps of patrolling soldiers outside sounded from time to time, and the rustling sound echoed in their ears.

"Perhaps we want to use the siege to consume our military strength first? After all, Lingzhou is not that easy to fight. Prince Fu probably thinks that it will be okay to hold on for a few months." Chen Yue thought hard and couldn't come up with an answer, so he had no choice but to say.

After saying this, Chen Yue looked at Chu Yucheng, wanting to hear if the ghost in white had any other ideas.

Chu Yucheng, who was bowing his head in thought, seemed to feel Chen Yue's gaze. He was stunned for a while, and then cursed: "Why are you staring at me! If I knew what King Fu was up to, I wouldn't stay here thinking about it for so long."

"Alas! I can't count on you anymore." Chen Yue shook his head and sighed, which made Chu Yu so angry that he wanted to hit someone, but unfortunately he couldn't beat Chen Yue.

"Let's do this." Chen Yue said seriously: "Let the heavy armor battalion and the left cavalry army move forward for twenty miles these days to prevent changes. When attacking the city, we must not be attacked by surprise."

Seeing Chen Yue becoming serious, Chu Yucheng straightened his white robe, straightened his chest and said, "Okay, I'll do it right away. I'll also go to the scout camp by the way to see if there's a chance to find a way to go deeper into Hefu."

Some counties."

After saying that, Chu Yucheng turned around and wanted to leave.

"etc!"

"What's wrong?" Chu Yucheng was a little confused.

Chenyue asked with a hint of worry: "What's going on over there at Ye Xiaoxiao? This is the first battle since Liangzhou went south, and the army sergeants have almost no experience in attacking the city."

The generals in Liangzhou were really inexperienced in attacking difficult battles. Although Ye Xiaoxiao had already proven his abilities in the Liangzhou army, commanding an army to attack a city was different from studying the art of war at Yuelu Academy. Chenyue was vaguely worried.

"Don't worry!" Chu Yucheng smiled slightly. He knew Ye Xiaoxiao much better than Chen Yue: "He will definitely not let you down. He may even surprise you."

Since Chu Yucheng was so confident, Chen Yue calmed down and said nothing more.

Two days passed by in a blink of an eye.

On the eve of the siege, Chen Yue walked slowly outside the camp alone under the moonlight, came to a mound and stood with his hands folded, looking at the head of Lingzhou City in the distance.

Chenyue was not wearing armor, but was wearing a light black shirt sewn by Sister Ling'er herself. The unicorn-patterned belt at the waist divided the shirt into two pieces, making the whole person appear tall and slender.

The chest of the upper body is embroidered with a mountain that reaches into the sky. The color is very light and can be seen without looking carefully. The hem is bifurcated to the knees, and the tail of the clothes slowly sways with the breeze, and the whole person blends into the darkness.

After a long time.

"Brother Yue!" A slightly tired voice sounded in Chenyue's ears.

"You've been busy these days, haven't you?" Chen Yue recognized Ye Xiaoxiao's voice as soon as he heard it. It was obvious that he was exhausted by an army of siege troops within a few days.

Ye Xiaoxiao laughed loudly and said quite confidently: "It's quite tiring, but it's still effective. Let's see what happens tomorrow."

"Brother, I want to ask you something. Please answer me honestly." Chenyue suddenly turned his head and looked at Ye Xiaoxiao seriously.

Ye Xiaoxiao seemed to be very tired and could no longer hold on. He sat down on the ground and said with a wry smile: "I know what you want to ask. You want to ask why I insist on bringing 20,000 new soldiers to the Liang Army to attack."

City, right?”

Chen Yue nodded and sat down: "I don't know how many people will die in this battle. If we kill them all in one battle, wouldn't you, the deputy commander of the infantry, be afraid of being notorious for rejecting dissidents?"

"The Liangzhou Army is not so easy to enter. Without a fierce battle, they will never be able to integrate into the army." Ye Xiaoxiao said lightly: "As for the bad reputation, haha, I will definitely not have it."

Chen Yue was stunned for a moment, then suddenly opened his eyes wide and shouted loudly: "You don't mean that? No! Absolutely not!"

"Brother Yue!" Ye Xiaoxiao's eyes revealed determination: "Don't try to persuade me. Only in this way can they become my Liangzhou Brave Warriors as quickly as possible!"

Chenyue hesitated for a long time, then sighed and stopped talking.
Chapter completed!