Cui Hongyu nodded, "Yes, Hu Fan used a thousand troops and lit a fire to wipe out Big Brother Hei and the others in Centipede Ridge. Our combat effectiveness is not even as good as Big Brother Hei."
Huang Ying and Shen Ziyan looked at each other, and then said, "How about we go find His Highness the Crown Prince and ask him to come over with more manpower."
Cui Hongyu shook his head, "That's not necessary, they should be in a tight situation too."
"Well, it depends on the situation." Shen Ziyan sighed, "If Zhu Meng really sends someone here, Huang Ying and I will take you and Chen Qiaoer out no matter what."
In fact, Cui Hongyu only wanted to get half of it right. It did not mean that Xiao Jingyun would not let out any manpower here.
Xiao Jingyun just wanted to take a gamble. He wanted to bet that Zhu Meng would not attack these civilians.
Therefore, not sending troops may be the best way to protect the common people in Centipede Ridge.
It took Zhu Meng a day and a night to lead his people down the mountain. It was already evening when more than 200,000 troops came down from the mountain.
Except for a few who stayed behind, almost everyone left.
According to his plan, everyone had a good night's rest today and launched the attack the next day.
As the war approached, Zhu Meng became anxious.
He knew the significance of this battle to him, and it was said that all his efforts were accomplished in one battle.
If you win, you still have a chance; if you lose, you lose everything.
So he seemed very anxious. After dinner, he locked himself in the room and walked around in circles.
After walking around for a few times, there was a knock on the door. Without asking, you knew it must be Zhang Liao.
After Zhang Liao came in, he bowed and said, "Commander, are you worried about tomorrow's war?"
Zhu Meng nodded, "Yes, if I can't take down Xiao Jingyun tomorrow, it will be disadvantageous for me to be held back by him."
In fact, Zhu Meng had already said it very implicitly. To put it more bluntly, once he couldn't win quickly, he would be a loser.
Zhang Liao cupped his fists and said with a smile, "Commander, don't be anxious, I have a plan."
"If we can't capture Xiao Jingyun tomorrow, we can use the night to evacuate."
After hearing this, Zhu Meng couldn't help but frown, "What do you mean? Qingniu Mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack, so why should we give up?"
Zhang Liao waved his hand again and said, "Our military rations were burned. This is enough to show that there is a secret passage on the mountain that can lead directly to the top of the mountain, so Qingniu Mountain is not stable."
After hearing this, Zhu Meng nodded, "What you said makes sense. The mountain is so big that we really can't cover everything."
"Then where do you think we can retreat to?"
Zhang Liao came forward and pointed to the march map on the table, "Go all the way north and occupy Jizhou, and you can coordinate with the troops of Dalin Kingdom."
After hearing this, Zhu Meng fell into deep thought, "I am not familiar with the Jizhou guard Ge Cun. If he refuses to offer the city, won't we have to fight hard again?"
Zhang Liao smiled and shook his head, "Commander, I have the same friendship with Gecun. I will leave for Jizhou immediately. If the war does not go well tomorrow, Commander, you can take the opportunity to retreat."
"If the commander-in-chief can capture Xiao Jingyun, you have to rush to Jizhou. We use Jizhou as our base camp, which is much more reliable than Qingniu Mountain."
After listening to Zhang Liao's words, Zhu Meng nodded approvingly, "Well, not bad, this is a good idea. Then you can go to Jizhou."
Just as Zhang Liao was rushing to Jizhou, Chen Xiaobei, Liu Rumei and others finally reached the end of the Grand Canyon after trekking for a day and night.
At the end is a high cliff.
Just when everyone was about to climb up, Liu Tie suddenly said to Liu Rumei, "Miss, if I remember correctly, there is a big steep slope not far from here. It was on the steep slope that I was killed by Sun Jian and the others.
A sneak attack."
Liu Rumei nodded, "You are right, it is indeed that place."
Liu Tie was silent for a while, but Liu Rumei understood what he meant.
"You want to go up and have a look?"
Liu Tie nodded.
Liu Rumei turned to look at Chen Xiaobei, "Brother Xiaobei, let's take a rest before leaving."
Chen Xiaobei nodded. After a day and a night, they were tired. They went into the cave to rest and slowly went down the mountain. Anyway, the task was completed and the rest had nothing to do with them.
Seeing Liu Rumei agreeing, Liu Ce also stood up and said, "Miss, I'll go with Brother Tie."
Watching the two of them leave Liu Rumei and sigh slightly, the girl Xiaoqing asked in a low voice, "Miss, why are you sighing? If you feel it's inappropriate, I'll call them back."
Liu Rumei shook her head, "Brother Tie still has an obsession in his heart, let him take a look, and he will let it go after one look."
Liu Ce and Liu Tie, under the cover of night, quickly arrived near the steep slope.
However, after arriving, the scene in front of them surprised the two of them.
On the steep slope, there were only a few soldiers sitting or lying down, looking completely relaxed.
And when I turned around to look at the continuous military camps in the distance, there were only a few fires, and everything was pitch black.
"Brother Tie, something seems wrong. Where have all those people gone? Isn't it called an army of 300,000 people?"
Liu Tie nodded and walked towards the military camp not far away. There were only a few sparse guards, which was not a problem for him at all. He walked in and looked around before Liu Tie came back.
"The tents are all empty, and some of the bedding has been taken away. It seems that they have all gone down the mountain."
After hearing this, Liu Ce frowned and said, "The situation seems to have changed. Let's go back and report it to the lady."
It's faster to go back as soon as you come. The two of them rushed back and reported the situation to Liu Rumei.
After listening to the report, Liu Rumei looked worried, "The situation seems to be bad. Zhu Meng must have brought people down the mountain to fight the prince."
Everyone present was silent for a while, but Chen Xiaobei seemed very calm indeed, "Didn't we discuss it before coming here?"
Liu Rumei nodded. Although he expected this situation, he did not expect Zhu Meng to act so quickly.
"Yes, this Zhu Meng moves too fast. I'm worried that His Highness the Crown Prince will not be prepared in time."
Chen Xiaobei smiled slightly, "What are you afraid of? Let's just help the prince again."
Liu Rumei looked at Chen Xiaobei in surprise, "How else can I help?"
Chen Xiaobei looked at Liu Tie and Liu Ce, "You just said that the military camps at Doupo are empty, right?"
Liu Ce nodded, "Yes, there are not many guards, and there are not even many fires. It looks dark."
"Okay, then let's burn his tent again and completely cut off Zhu Meng's thoughts."
"By the way, take care of the guards on the steep slope as well."
After hearing Chen Xiaobei's idea, Liu Tie was eager to give it a try.
The little girl Chu Han and others also became excited, and all the fatigue in their bodies was swept away.
"Okay, that's a good idea. Burn down his camp and make it impossible for Zhu to come back. The morale of the army will definitely be weakened. What else can we use to fight His Highness the Crown Prince?"