Before noon, the Mu Tianlang soldiers in front of the mountain hurriedly reported back. The Xirong army was less than thirty miles away from Luocao Mountain. Chi Li ordered all the soldiers to retreat to the stone road and prepare to fight.?
Li Luo stood next to Chi Li, looking at the dust rising in the distance with no surprise or joy. The Xirong army was approaching fiercely, rolling up a long dragon. At a rough glance, there were at least five thousand in number.
Li Luo looked at the approaching Xirong cavalry and said calmly: "It is said that the Dagan army is not good at fighting in winter. This time, let the Xirong cavalry see our shepherd Sirius army. Even in the severe winter, it will not be inferior to others."
The generals shouted loudly, Chi Li secretly praised him, and the Xirong cavalry was in great fanfare. Recently, they were searching for Li Luo in Dizhou and acted arrogantly. It was known that the Xirong army still despised the Dagan army.
Although there was a battle at Xingfeng Valley, I am afraid that he was not convinced in his heart. In addition, the winter march made the Xirong soldiers even more contemptuous. Li Luo wanted to fight to secure Xifu, and it was not just out of his will.
Chi Li ordered the generals to block the key roads into the mountain. The dangerous places were guarded by Mu Tianlang soldiers. There was enough food and grass in the mountain to last for more than half a month. Ding Zhan's reinforcements were coming from outside. Although the Xirong army was coming with ferocious force, Mu Tianlang soldiers were not afraid of it.
Feeling frightened, the soldiers in the camp were talking and laughing, not taking this stormy scene seriously at all.
Chi Li made arrangements well and walked to Li Luo and said: "General, the roads into the mountain have been set up with garrison posts. The Xirong army can't even think about making a move."
Li Luo nodded and said: "Okay, if the Xirong are allowed to attack Luocao Mountain, this battle will be over."
Chi Li seemed to be hesitant to speak, and looked at Li Luo. Li Luo smiled slightly and said, "General Chi, is there anything else you can do?"
Chi Li saluted and whispered: "General, the woman who came with you yesterday has been standing on the edge of the mountain looking in the direction of Xirong this morning. The general advised her to go back to the house to rest. She just smiled and said nothing.
It will still be standing there.”
Li Luo hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "Let her go. How is Miss Chu?"
"The last general asked outside the house just now. Miss Chu said that she is fine and she can go into battle after adjusting her breathing for half a day."
"Oh, that's good. Miss Chu is seriously injured, let her rest more." Li Luo paused and asked, "How do you and General Ding agree?"
"Before the general left, the army agreed that General Ding would raise his troops three days later and set up camp a hundred miles away from Luocao Mountain. After the general arrived, General Ding would rush to the vicinity of Luocao Mountain to respond to the general.
The last general is about to send a message to General Ding, asking him to come."
"Don't worry, I'll write a letter of divorce and you can pass it on to General Ding later. In addition to the birds passing the letter, are there any scouts outside the mountain?"
"Yes, the general has several hidden sentries on the side of the mountain. You can see the light order on the mountain."
"Okay. After nightfall, send an order to explore Ma Fei and report to General Ding. Make sure there is no mistake."
Chi Li took the order, but within a short time of drinking tea, the Xirong army had already arrived in front of the mountain.
The terrain of Luocao Mountain is steep. Although it is not easy to attack, it saves a lot of trouble if you want to encircle it. Soldiers are only stationed on one road into the mountain, and the people on the mountain are unable to fly.
The Xirong army seemed to have heard about Luocao Mountain and surrounded the road leading into the mountain. They did not attack by force and settled down, but saw no movement.
Li Luo looked at the Xirong army formation and said to Chi Li: "Just ask the soldiers to pay more attention. Xirong is not expected to attack today." Seeing that Chi Li accepted the order, Li Luo thought for a while and asked: "Do you know what happened?
Who led the army?"
Chi Li responded with a salute and said: "General, a secret report came from Yingchou Gorge. After the identity of the general was revealed, the Xirong court was extremely shocked. King Jialuo of Xirong became angry. He ordered the right commander Jie Cheng to personally lead an army of 50,000 and blockade it.
In Dizhou, we must intercept the general, and we must see him alive and his body before he dies."
Li Luo said lightly and said without comment: "Besides Jie Cheng, who else is there?"
"Back to the general, there is also the Xuesha army in front of Xirong court. Xuesha belongs to the guards of Xirong Dynasty. It is known as the most elite tribe of Xirong. The leader, Jie Fenghuo, is the son of Xirong's right commander. He has entered Dizhou first. In recent days, he has been in Dizhou.
They are the ones being hunted down in Dizhou."
"Ha, it turns out we are still acquaintances." Li Luoyi said with a smile.
"Have the general seen Jie Fenghuo?" Chi Li saw Li Luo nodded and continued: "Although the Blood Sand Army claims to be the elite of Xirong, the general believes that it lacks toughness and is worse than the Qiang Xingzhi's Guards Front Camp.
It’s quite different.”
Li Luo said calmly: "Xirong Qiang Xingzhi, it has always been said in the army that only my father may be able to defeat him. In the two battles of Xingfeng Valley and Qianxi, we missed the commander Zuo and failed to see his true face. This
I have to meet him again no matter what."
Although Li Luo's words were plain, he still had an overwhelming sense of pride. Chi Li cheered up and said with a smile: "Qiang Xingzhi should not disappoint the general."
Li Luo said loudly: "Since you have come, you will be safe. General Chi, you will supervise the battle in front of the formation. I will write a letter of resignation and report to General Ding immediately."
"The general will obey the order."
Li Luo returned to the stone house. After a while, he wrote the letter. Chi Li took it and sent it out.
Dagan has several secret stations in Dizhou. Before sending troops, Liu Ce informed the generals of the secret spots. Once he entered Dizhou, he sent his confidants to contact the various stations in advance. If there were orders from the generals in the army, they could
It was passed to the marching army in time.
However, when the letter arrives at the post station, it still needs to be sent out quickly. Calculating the distance, it will take at least a few days to reach the nearest post station to Hu Qiying. Now the entire territory of Dizhou is under the iron hooves of the Western Rong, so all exploration horses need to be careful.
act.
In this way, Li Luo could tell the detectives hiding around Luocao Mountain to report back after nightfall. Fortunately, there were secret messages in the military orders. If unfortunately he was intercepted by Xirong, he would not be able to understand the secrets in the letter for a while.
As expected, the Xirong army did not attack that day. They just trapped Li Luo and others to prevent Li Luo from breaking out.
For three days, the Xirong army did not attack the mountain aggressively.
However, on the second day, hundreds of soldiers from the Xirong army raided Luocao Mountain after nightfall. They were spotted by the Mu Tianlang soldiers, and there was a shower of arrows, leaving nearly a hundred corpses behind. They retreated in panic. Less than ten Mu Tianlang soldiers were killed or injured.
, the morale of the army was high.
On the fourth day, Tan Ma reported that the letter had been sent to Hu Qi's camp. Ding Zhan led his troops to hide in a valley southwest of Luocao Mountain, which was only more than 150 miles away from Luocao Mountain. Chi made a decision and ordered the soldiers
Secure the garrison in the mountain.
Chu Ying'er's injuries gradually recovered and she stayed by Li Luo's side. The unknown woman recovered the fastest and was able to walk the next day. When Mu Tianlang saw them for the first time, the soldiers were quite curious and pointed and looked around.
After being scolded, Chang Ning became more and more haggard, worried, and pitiful.
In the early morning of the fifth day, when the sky was getting dark, it started to snow again in Xifu. Li Luo asked the soldiers to take turns to rest and avoid frostbite. He and Chi Li also stayed on guard for two nights. The soldiers tried to persuade them, but Li Luo just smiled and said,
In the end, the general's order was simply passed on, and the soldiers had no choice but to give up. (To be continued.)