They walked along the winding path of Qianmao. The surrounding maple trees have changed from orange to red. The evening breeze and leaves are falling. A few red clouds in the sky. It seems that the whole world has turned into fiery red. It is very beautiful. However, this The beautiful blood-colored maple leaves roll up the cold wind that blows straight into the heart. Stepping on the blood-colored maple leaves, making people feel inexplicably heavy...
Today is the fourth day. They are about to reach Beishui Beach. Just bypassing the wind slope in front, you can see the Fengjiang River.
Although Tianlan was still persisting, he could no longer be as calm as he had been the previous two days. He pressed his heart with his hands, lowered his head slightly, and the long black hair hanging down blocked his face, making it impossible for others to see him ugly. Extremely expression.
At this time, two soldiers rushed out from behind the wind slope. Ye Yi was about to be wary of it, but he saw that the other party was actually a soldier wearing a Qinglong uniform. In other words, the other party was the Qinglong Army.
The two soldiers naturally would not recognize the three of them. They shouted with arms, "Who is it?"
Ye Yi hurriedly put away his weapon and said, "Don't do it, don't do it. It's his own person."
The two soldiers did not relax their guard and said, "You are not wearing military uniforms. Why do you say that you are our people? Please show your proof."
Tian Lan cheered up and took two steps forward. He took out the marshal's order given to him by Jiao Ranjin and said, "You can see clearly. Now take us to see the garrison generals in Beishuitan immediately."
When the two soldiers saw the marshal's military order, they immediately changed their faces and knelt down in a hurry. The person holding the marshal's token was equivalent to the marshal's arrival. His power was second only to Tianchen's personal appearance. Ordinary people would never get the marshal's order. Card. Only when identity is extremely important and special tasks are possible.
They respectfully led Tian Lan and the other two to the Beishuitan garrison camp. But what was surprising was that the camp was very dilapidated. It seemed that it had just been looted. Many places were newly built. .In general, there is a big gap between them as they imagined. Even though there are not many garrisons here, there should be thousands. But now it seems that there are thousands or hundreds of them.
Ye Yi was greatly surprised. The scene made him feel relieved again. He said, "What's going on? Is this the camp like this?"
"you..."
Before the two soldiers could answer, they saw a group of people walking out of the camp. The two leaders were very acquaintances: Ling Jiutian and Li Wuqing.
Ling Jiutian didn't expect that the person who came was Tian Lan and others. He was surprised and his voice was surprised. Li Wuqing, who hadn't seen for a long time, was also. He was wearing a battle robe today. He didn't look so skinny and terrible. Instead, he was a bit of a heroic martial arts. Meaning.
The reason why he appeared here was naturally not to help Ling Jiutian. He wished that Ling Jiutian would be crushed to pieces. How could he come to help him... This time it was just an instruction from the Warlock Hall, which asked him to help the Qinglong Army with his arm. This is why he accidentally entered Ling Jiutian's army...at least he thought so himself.
His eyes fell on Tianlan. This was the third time he had seen Tianlan. After the first two meetings, it was not a pleasant one. This time he suddenly met, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. But his attention quickly shifted to Tian Lan's appearance was obvious. His condition was very wrong. Li Wuqing couldn't help but frown.
Tianlan didn't expect to meet Ling Jiutian again here. However, he did not show a surprised expression. Thinking of Tianchen once saying that when he was arrested, Ling Jiutian was the first to support sending troops to rescue him. He was polite. He said, "Mr. Ling, I didn't expect to meet again. I heard my brother mention your kindness to Tianlan a few days ago. I am very grateful."
"This is what it should be. No one is a stranger. Why do you have to be so disgusted?" Ling Jiutian had already heard that Tianlan was rescued. It's a pity that the military affairs were busy and he couldn't take time to visit him. He didn't want to be here today. Encounter.
He noticed Tian Lan's extremely bad face and said in surprise: "Hey... you are so injured... you are poisoned... you are not right. How could your face be like this..."
Not to mention Ling Jiutian, even those who do not understand medical skills can see it. If you want to summarize it, it is: poisoning is in the bone marrow and terminally ill...
Tian Lan shook his head silently and said, "This matter is a long story. Lord Ling. You should tell me the current situation first."
Ling Jiutian couldn't help but look at Tao'er with a sense of inquiry. However, Tao'er, who was very lively and cheerful in his impression, was very silent. He shook his head sadly and signaled for a while before talking.
His eyebrows were twisted together and he said, "Oh... Speaking of the situation, it was very bad. Originally, I led my army across Fengjiang to meet some of the military forces that were withdrawn from the front line. But I was ambushed by Xuanyuan Zheng. The successful reception was that the generals were even more damaged. They were forced to escape to the Beishui Beach. All the ships were destroyed and could not sail. We were trapped and died in the Beishui Beach. Alas. After several confrontations, our thousands of troops were originally Now there are only 500 remaining soldiers and have some combat power. But I heard that the maple leaf forest not far away has been occupied by Tiexingan in Qiyang. They and the Sheng Wei army who was pursuing us met a few days ago. Both of them were famous generals And the military strength in his hands is tens of thousands..."
Ye Yi was also worried and said, "Five hundred and tens of thousands... there is no chance of winning at all. The more we fight, the weaker we fight, the stronger the opponent fights. Haven't you asked for help?"
Ling Jiutian said: "We have contacted the nearest You Yu military camp and requested reinforcements. But they have to mobilize troops to bypass Qianfeng's winding path and travel through the Canghuan Ancient Road. The journey is tortuous and at least seven or eight days. However, Tiexing'an and Shengwei coalition forces are eyeing each other and may attack at any time. Now the way is blocked. The remaining waves of the water beach are surging again. At present, our five hundred troops are head-on to confront the coalition forces. I am afraid that the entire army will be wiped out."
Tao'er heard him speak heavily. He saw that the originally dark hair on his head had grown a lot of white hair at some point. He couldn't bear to say, "Uncle Ling, you are so powerful. You are also a Fengshi. Just use the flying technique. Can't you escape unstoppable?"
Ling Jiutian's face turned solemn and said, "Tao'er, you don't know. Since I am a general of the army, how can I abandon my brothers and brothers? Even if I don't have a chance to win, I will fight with them until the last moment. .” At the end, he glanced at Li Wuqing beside him and added to his heart: How can we make a mistake twenty years ago again?
Tianlan's eyebrows and eyes were drooping, thinking about what Ling Jiutian said, combining various possibilities, and his brain turned rapidly, hoping to find a feasible solution.
The current situation can be said to be defeated. Not to mention the five hundred remaining soldiers, even Ling Jiutian himself no longer has any hope. He just waited for a long time to fight to the death. At least he had a clear conscience. But Tianlan has come to this day. So what? If he is willing to give up, then what is the point of coming to the Boshui Beach?
The atmosphere suddenly became cold. Just when everyone felt hopeless, Tianlan suddenly spoke:
"Actually, there is no turning point. Senior Ling. Can you still contact General You Yu?"
Ling Jiutian said: "Yes. We are using a communication magic weapon with military characteristics. You can contact us at any time. What can you do to turn the situation around?"
Tianlan said: "It is the time when rivers are rushing. If General You Yu gives up on land and moves to water routes, enter the Jukou River and transfer to Fengjiang, you can land from Beishuitan. The water route looks longer. But the journey is smooth and the boat borrows Feng Shui. It should be able to shorten the time to within three days..."
Ling Jiutian's eyes lit up and said, "It's possible. It sounds feasible. Why didn't I even think of it?"
"Cough cough cough cough cough cough..." Tianlan started coughing again, covering his chest with his hands, which was very painful.
Ye Yi stepped forward to support him so that he would not be able to stand up and fell down. He didn't say much. Obviously, Tianlan has been like this these days.
When Ling Jiutian saw that he seemed to be unable to hold on, he was shocked and quickly said, "Brother Tianlan, you are... don't say much. Go to the military camp to rest."
Tianlan calmed down his breath and said, "Cough cough cough... Thank you for your kindness Senior Ling. I'm fine... Continue to the just mentioned. If it goes well, all we need to do is to defend the position within three days. Tie Xing'an Gang and Sheng Wei's army Convergence, I believe that the attack will not be launched immediately. We need to use the river to dig ditches and then pave the road with maple leaves. At that time, the coalition forces will come proudly and will not be investigated and fall into the trap. They will be furious and frightened. When we meet with reinforcements again, it may be surprising Army raids..."
Ling Jiutian and Li Wuqing looked at each other and could see the surprise in each other's eyes. Unexpectedly, Tian Lan could come up with such a brilliant plan just by listening to them. He was really not an ordinary person.
Ling Jiutian thought to himself, "It's true. In this way, I would like to inform General You Yu to travel at night with a small boat and change the waterway. It would be exposed. Digging and setting up ditches and laying traps must be done overnight. If the time is good, Or it is really as you said. It’s just... facing this surging river and the danger of advancing and retreating, it is our top priority to calm the uneasiness in the hearts of the military and civilians."
Tao'er said, "Why? The morale is very low now. Even Uncle Ling, you can't do anything?"
Ling Jiutian shook his head in distress and said, "It's not just a depressed person. It's just a dead silence. Although he knew there would be reinforcements, it probably won't have much effect. After all, after a series of fierce battles, everyone has been disappointed again and again today. .I'm afraid they're all desperate."
Tian Lan frowned and thought of his six-wheeled snow qin. The evolution of snow qin has now been completed. I don’t know what level he has reached. Maybe he can help Ling Jiutian with the piano music.
"Senior Ling. Leave this matter to me."
Ye Yi guessed what he was going to do and whispered: "Is there no problem...you..."
Tian Lan didn't say much. He just nodded slightly to him. Ye Yi knew that Tian Lan did what he said and it was impossible for others to stop him. He had to fall silent.
The current situation cannot tolerate anyone retreating. Ling Jiutian didn't know what he could do to cheer up the soldiers who were so depressed. At this time, there seemed to be no other way except to choose to believe.