Chapter 149 Chapter 23 The Great War is Coming

When Yan Xun received the news and rushed to Daping, the battle had already ended, and Zhuge Yue's men and horses went to the empty building, leaving behind corpses and swords all over the floor.The assassination group that Yan Xun has valued for many years was completely annihilated, and none of the 500 people survived. Looking at the messy corpses all over the floor, Yan Xun could only feel his temples throbbing. On the ground, the earth was blood-red, and he stood in the middle, full of murderous aura, which was daunting to watch. "Your Majesty," Cheng Yuanwei stood beside him with a bowed body, and said respectfully, "Do you want your subordinates to go back immediately and recruit people? If he is on our territory, can we still let him escape?"

Yan Xun's eyes were deep, looking at the corpses that hadn't had time to close their eyes, it seemed that the tragic battle just now could be imagined in front of him.Cheng Yuan stood beside him and asked anxiously, "Your Majesty?" "Call the troops immediately." Seeing that Yan Xun accepted his opinion, Cheng Yuan nodded happily and asked, "How much do you want, Your Majesty?" "Bring over all the reorganized Black Hawk Army." "Ah?" Even though the city was as deep as Cheng Yuan, he couldn't help being surprised when he heard the words, and said in amazement: "Your Majesty, the Black Eagle Army has just finished its recruitment and has more than 200,000 people. Zhuge Yue only brought less than 300 people. This? Do we need so many people?"

Yan Xun let out a faint snort, and shot his eyes at the invisible enemy in the white snow field, half-closed his gloomy eyes, and said coldly: "Killing him is equivalent to cutting off half of Zhao Che's head, and cutting off half of Zhao Che's head." One of Xia's arms is more effective than killing 200,000 Xia's army. Tell the soldiers, if you see Zhuge Yue, kill him on the spot, regardless of life or death. Whoever cuts off his head will be rewarded as a general .” "yes!" Cheng Yuan agreed sharply, turned around and rode away.The horseshoe stepped on the snow field, setting off white snow waves.Yan Xun stood quietly, and after a long time, he said softly: "This time, I want you to be hard to fly."

On this day, the mobilization of troops on the eastern front of Yanbei was very active. The entire Black Eagle Army, which had just been reorganized, was taken out by General Cheng Yuan under the pretext of field training, but in fact it was heading for the inland of Yanbei.The Daxia officials responsible for monitoring the Yanbei Army found it strange, so they truthfully reported it to Daxia's Military Aircraft Department. The civilian officials in the Military Aircraft Department analyzed it for a long time, and finally came to the conclusion that there was a high possibility of a heavy snowstorm inside Yanbei. Civilian casualties were heavy, and Yanbei had no choice but to mobilize troops to suppress and relieve the disaster.For this conclusion, the officials of the Military Aircraft Department responded with enthusiastic applause. They were unlucky for Yan Xun and relieved that the threat of a large army on the Eastern Front was missing. They reported the good news to Daxia in time. The camp of the Northern Expeditionary Army.However, Zhao Che's military officer felt that this matter was really irrelevant. Even if the Black Eagle Army was not there, with the current strength of the Northern Expedition Army, it would not be able to fight against the First and Second United Army. Wait until the spring of next year, when the war between the North and Bian Tang settles down.Therefore, he withheld this "irrelevant" news as a matter of course, not wanting to bother His Highness Zhao Che who had already worked very hard.

In many cases, what changes history is often an innocuous thought of these innocuous people. For example, Zhao Che, the only insider of Zhuge Yue's trip, lost this important information, and also lost the opportunity to issue a timely notification and increase troops to cover up. However, despite this, Yan Xun's plan did not go smoothly. One day later, the battle reports came back one after another, which almost made all the generals present red-eyed. The 500 men of the 3rd Squadron of the 1st Battalion of the Black Eagle Army Light Cavalry Army were wiped out, and none of them survived.

Five hundred people from the Fourth Squadron of the Hussar Army were attacked and shot to death by random arrows, just like a human body sieve. The 17th Scout Team of the Light Cavalry Army disappeared out of thin air. The staff department analyzed and concluded that all 700 people were lost in the snowstorm. The six scouting teams then disappeared out of thin air, with 20 people in each team, and none of them sent a signal or came back to report. When the crossbow team entered Truffle Ridge, no one knew why they entered, just as no one knew why they stopped coming out after entering, because the two infantry units that went in to look for them also disappeared.

Disintegrated, defeated, destroyed, missing... The battle reports came back one by one, Yan Xun's face became more and more ugly, and the generals present were all facing the enemy. An old officer said tremblingly: "How about we It's better to join forces in one place, it's too dangerous to divide troops like this." "Joke!" Ah Jing is also in the army at the moment, but his status is obviously not as good as that of Cheng Yuan. He sits far away at the end of the officers' line and said coldly: "The other party has less than 300 people, but we have a large army." A full 200,000, with such a huge disparity, is it necessary to join forces?"

The veteran also tried to argue: "But the opponent's fighting power is strong, everyone is one against a hundred..." "I don't agree with joining forces either." Cheng Yuan said, "The inland area is sparsely populated, and it's snowing. If 300 people go anywhere, we can't do anything. Let 200,000 troops join forces in one place. The target is bigger, and it is easier for the opponent to avoid us. Your Majesty, I suggest that the army be trapped, as long as all roads are blocked, we are not afraid that they will not show up." "General Cheng forgot the Battle of Caoqiu, right? That's what you said at the time." Ah Jing gave him a cold look, and said mockingly: "Set up roadblocks on all road fortifications, dispatch the whole army, and even the mountain roads At that time, the general swore that even a mouse would not escape your eyes, but one month later, Zhuge Yue was sitting in Yanming Pass, eating and sleeping, but we were as tired as the grandchildren of tortoises. "

Cheng Yuan's expression darkened when he heard the words, but he didn't speak, but turned to look at Yan Xun.Everyone knows that the first battle of Caoqiu is Yan Xun's taboo. Although Cheng Yuan is responsible, as the coach Yan Xun who was raided in the camp, he is even more duty-bound.However, Yan Xun's face remained unchanged, as if he didn't hear it, his eyes were frosty, calm. With a whoosh, Ah Jing, dressed in heavy iron armor, pushed away Xiaoji and stood up, took two steps forward and said to Yan Xun in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Zhuge Yue only has three hundred people, so it is impossible to hurt more than three thousand of us." retreated, but we didn't see a body of Daxia, which means that all the wounded were taken away by him. They were small in number, and now with the wounded dragging their feet, the combat effectiveness must be greatly reduced. Please lead a thousand people to pursue it personally, and you will definitely complete the mission."

Yan Xun's eyes were like dark waves in the sea, quietly sweeping across Ah Jing's face, the wind outside the tent was raging with snowflakes in the wilderness, but Yan Xun's eyes couldn't be colder.He weighed carefully, like a scheming wolf king. Ah Jing?Ah Jing's ability is very useful, and the suppression of him before has slightly smoothed the edges and corners of his body. He is going to fight at this time, nothing more than wanting to prove himself.But he has to be careful, after all, he has a close relationship with Ah Chu, and once Ah Chu finds out about this, what changes will happen?

It was very quiet in the big tent, everyone was watching Yan Xun, waiting for his instructions, the time passed by every minute, and the fine sand in the leak slowly fell, and suddenly there was only a long cry of a war horse, Ah Jing After a few steps, he saw more than 200 horses galloping towards him. The leading general was covered in blood and shouted loudly: "The enemy's leader has been captured!" In an instant, the entire tent shook, Yan Xun frowned tightly, his eyes were like frozen mirror lakes, and the waves in the dark were churning like tides. The sky and the earth were vast, with goose-feather snowflakes flying all over the sky, all covered in silver. The first team of the Qing Cavalry set off with 500 people, but when they returned, there were less than 300 left, which showed how tragic the battle was.Lu He, the captain of the first brigade, was covered in blood, and was hit by an arrow in his shoulder. He jumped off his horse and knelt on the ground with one knee, and said to Yan Xun, "Your Majesty, fortunately, I have sent the Marshal of the Northwest Army of Xia Kingdom Zhuge Yue captures it." Everyone cheered in unison when they heard the words, Yanbei's army has suffered a lot from Zhuge Yue in the past year at Yanming Pass, this man uses soldiers like a god, never plays cards rationally, and is also bold and fierce, and his subordinates are as fierce as clouds , All the soldiers died, and the Yanbei Army lost nine out of ten battles. What's more, this person represented the attitude of the Daxia clan towards Yanbei and their support for Daxia. It is about to be reversed greatly. Compared to other people's happiness, Yan Xun didn't have any strange expression. He looked at Lu He and said in a deep voice, "Bring him up." "Bring it on!" Lu He turned his head and gave an order, and immediately someone brought up the bound man. This man was wearing long sable fur and expensive clothes, but he was wounded in many places, with five or six strong arrows stuck in his right leg, he could not stand up anymore. Seeing Yan Xun, he raised his head slowly, his eyes were cold, the corners of his mouth smiled slightly, and he raised the corners of his mouth in disdain, and said, "Your Majesty Yan, I haven't seen you for a long time." The corners of Yan Xun's eyes twitched suddenly, his figure was low and gloomy, and he said slowly, "Yue Qi?" "Shizi Yan has a good memory, no wonder he can use so many despicable and sinister tricks to deal with my young master. It turns out he has such a good head." Yue Qi chuckled, a bloody scar lay across his face. He lost his former handsomeness and suaveness, and his smile was like a ghost. Yan Xun was unmoved, and said coldly, "Where is Zhuge Yue?" Yue Qi laughed, as if he had just heard the funniest joke, and asked, "Is Shizi Yan crazy? How dare you ask such a stupid question?" "Drag it down, cut it off." Yan Xun turned around coldly, and ordered in a deep voice.The imperial guards immediately stepped forward and restrained Yue Qi, only to hear Yue Qi's brisk voice sounded from behind, with a nonchalant smile, as relaxed as if he was going to eat: "Yan Xun, you are not a soldier, but a habitual You're just a villain playing tricks, you are not my young master's match, I will be one step late and wait for you on Huangquan Road." "Really?" Yan Xun's voice was cold and low, like a dusty bell and drum, and he turned his head slowly, his eyes like knives: "Then just wait." "Sister, go slowly, the mountain ditch in front of you, brother, wait a moment in front of the mountain, wait for you to come..." Heavy snow fell, and the seventh day of the month was dragged far away, and the singing still echoed in the wind.Standing in the wind and snow, Yan Xun's face was frosty, gradually covered by a layer of wind and snow. "Your Majesty," Lu He said nervously, "Your Majesty is guilty, and I was deceived by him for a moment of carelessness. However, I already know the whereabouts of the thief Zhuge, so I will go after him now." Yan Xun glanced at the sword on his waist and said, "Give it to me." Lu He was even more shocked, he quickly untied the sword from his waist and handed it to Yan Xun, sweating profusely, he said, "This is that kid's sword, my subordinate, this subordinate is about to hand it over to His Majesty." The body of the sword is four feet long, the whole body is black and blue, there are faint red marks on the body of the sword, it looks like blood, it is Zhuge Yue's close-fitting sword Po Yue, Yan Xun is naturally very familiar with this sword. "Sun Cai, take this sword to intercept Master Chu immediately. She should be on her way back to Shangshen at this moment. Let's say that Zhuge Yue led his troops to attack Yuegong's grain and grass, and I happened to meet me in Yuegong, the headquarters of the imperial guards. Damaged, I was wounded by a sword, and now I am under siege, let her immediately lead troops to support Yuegong City. Remember, you have to take a detour from Nanhe Mountain to make the illusion of escaping from Yuegong, understand?" The young general immediately knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice, "This subordinate understands." "Nianqing, you rush to Yuegong City immediately, and take my oral order to the Yuegong defenders, telling them that they must make frequent deployments within a day to prepare for the siege." "Yes, the subordinate will go immediately." "Cheng Yuan, immediately summon the Black Eagle Army, divide the troops into five groups and rush to Yuegong, follow Master Chu, put down the flags and drums, and make a pursuit posture, but don't take the troops head-on, understand?" "clear." "Qi Zhi, you go to Yuegong with Nian Qing, and tell the states and counties along the way to close the gates of the city and send troops to block it." "yes." "Huo An!" "Your subordinate is here." A soldier wearing a beautiful military uniform stood aside, lowered his head, couldn't see his eyes clearly, and said respectfully: "Please order." "You follow Lu He right away. After you see Zhuge Yue, you should know what to say." Huo An knelt on the ground and said in a low voice: "This subordinate understands, and will definitely live up to the entrustment of the Holy Majesty." Several groups of troops left one after another, Yan Xun still stood in place, and said slowly, "Ah Jing." Ah Jing hurriedly stepped forward, and said excitedly: "Your subordinate is here, please order from the Holy One." "Go to Huai Song Dynasty and check the military rations for next spring transport." Ah Jing was stunned for a moment, and raised her voice in disbelief: "Now?" "Yes," Yan Xun turned around, his eyes were sharp, the corners of his mouth were cold, and he said every word: "Now." The wind was blowing, Yan Xun stood in the cold wind wearing a long black fur coat, unmoved by the wind, the sun in the sky was covered by dark clouds, the surroundings were pale yellow and pale, the winter was bleak, and the war was approaching. There was a heavy snowstorm tonight, and Chu Qiao had just set up camp when she heard the sound of horseshoes coming from the north. He Xiao led the troops forward and brought back a young general after a while.The man was covered in blood and his hair was disheveled. When he saw Chu Qiaoru meeting his relatives, he threw himself in front of her and shouted loudly, "That's great! You are here, Master Chu. Please lead your troops to rescue Your Majesty. It will be too late!" "Clang!" With a sound, the crimson sword in Chu Qiao's hand fell to the ground. She widened her eyes, stepped forward and said coldly, "What did you say? Say it again!" "Xia's Zhuge dog thief sneaked into Yanbei and set fire to the winter food and grass in Yuegong City. His Majesty happened to be nearby. Without knowing it, he brought only two thousand troops to rescue Yuegong. He didn't want to be besieged by Zhuge dog thief. I can't get on my horse after counting the swords. Now Daxia's 50,000 army is surrounding Yuegong, His Majesty is in the city, and his subordinates led 300 people to break out to report the news, but they all died on the way, and I was the only one who escaped." Chu Qiao frowned, and said in a deep voice, "Why did the 50,000 army of Great Xia enter Yanbei without making a sound? Please explain clearly to me!" The young man's face was full of dust, his eyes were red and he cried out in grief and anger: "I don't know, they seem to have jumped from the sky. That Zhuge Yue's swordsmanship is exquisite, and his sword pierced through His Majesty's chest. If it wasn't for The guard Ah Jing desperately rescued him, but it is unfortunate at this moment. The general named Yue Qi stormed the city gate three times and killed all the brothers..." Sun Cai wept while talking, picked up the long sword at his waist, and offered it: "By the way, this is the sword of Zhuge dog thief. He stabbed His Majesty with this sword, and was caught by His shoulder blade. Yes, I didn't take it off." Chu Qiao was stunned for a moment, she took the long sword slowly, and saw that the sword was simple and unsophisticated, with bloodstains all over it, it was Po Yue.She held the sword fiercely, strongly restraining her desire to tremble, her eyes seemed to be covered with snow, almost melting the snow. Zhuge Yue, how could he?He personally said to himself that he didn't come here for war, so why would he burn Yue Gong's food and grass to assassinate Yan Xun? But if not, what is it? Whose blood is on the Po Yuejian? "My lord! Go quickly, if you don't go, it will be too late!" Sun Cai knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged.Chu Qiao took a deep breath, feeling a chill in her heart, if something happened to Yan Xun this time, wouldn't she be the victim?She got on her horse neatly, and said coldly to her subordinates: "The whole army breaks out! Go to Yue Gong!" The army moved out quickly, and disappeared on the vast snowfield in a short while.Soon, the hoofs of other horse teams covered the chaotic snow field. This night was not a night suitable for sleeping peacefully after all. When Huo An saw Zhuge Yue, it was early in the morning. In the Mingxi Valley, there were only less than 200 of the original 300 people left, but they still maintained a high degree of vigilance and combat effectiveness.The mouth of the Mingxi Valley is narrow, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are abundant wild animals in the valley, so there is no need to worry about food and grass. As long as they delay for three days, Zhao Che will definitely find that the number of Yanbei Army under Yanming Pass has decreased, and he will take the opportunity to start a war. Yan Xun had no choice but to return to aid, and at that time Zhuge Yue had a good chance to escape. Just by looking at it, Huo An understood the brilliance of Yan Xun's plan. With such a terrain and the size of the troops, even if he attacked by force, he would have to pay a huge price. "General Zhuge, I am Lord Chu's subordinate, Huo An, commander of the Xiuli Army, I have something important to tell you." Zhuge Yue's clothes were neat and tidy, and he still had that shrewd and indifferent appearance, even when he was fleeing, he didn't show any panic.He glanced at Huo An indifferently, and said slowly: "If I remember correctly, the leader of the Xiuli Army should be He Xiao." "Master He Xiao has already died in battle, and now I will take over his position." Huo An said in a deep voice with calm eyes and unchanged expression. Zhuge Yue raised his eyebrows lightly when he heard this, but he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he looked at him calmly with his eyes, but the sharp edge inside shot at him like a knife, as if he wanted to dig a hole out of him.Huo An stabilized his mind and said calmly: "My lord said that the general's possessions have been exposed. No matter what you have to do, general, please leave immediately. She has arranged a secret road for you in Helan Mountain. If you believe her, you can take it." Bian Tang fled from Yanbei. If you have another way out, please leave as soon as possible, because His Majesty has already sent an army to surround you, if you don’t leave, I’m afraid there will be no chance.” "What happened to your lord? Why did Commander He Xiao die in battle?" Huo An's complexion changed slightly, he thought for a while and said: "My lord only explained what I said just now, as for the others, please forgive me for not being able to tell." After saying that, he turned around and wanted to leave, Zhuge Yue said: "Stop." Huo An still didn't stop, only heard a sharp buzzing sound, a young swordsman drew out his long sword, put the sword on his neck sharply and quickly, and said coldly: "I didn't hear my young master coming calling you?" Huo An turned his head to look over, but he was a young man who was only eighteen or nineteen years old, with the coldness unique to swordsmen in his eyes. "Yue Jiu, don't mess around." Zhuge Yue said in a deep voice, the young swordsman bowed his head and retreated, Huo An turned his head to look at Zhuge Yue's calm eyes, and said slowly: "General, there are traitors in my subordinates, who harmed you and harmed you as well." Your Majesty, Your Majesty wants His Majesty to kill you, but His Majesty refused, and even sent troops to stop the team His Majesty sent to kill you. I have already fallen out with the army. Now, I have no face to go back to my Lord and beg for His forgiveness. I only hope that the General will listen to my family. If you are an adult, leave as soon as possible, otherwise the nine thousand soldiers of our Southwest Township will die in vain, and my lord will also sacrifice in vain." After finishing speaking, Huo An drew out the sharp sword and wiped it away at the neck. Zhuge Yue was quick to parry the sword, but before he could, he saw a bloodstain across the man's neck, blood flowing. Meng Feng squatted down immediately, then raised his head and said, "Don't worry, you won't die." Zhuge Yue's face was gloomy, he looked at the emptiness of the snowfield and did not speak for a long time.His subordinates all looked at him, and one of them said: "General, you can't believe everything this man says." Zhuge Yue nodded and said, "Exploring." "yes!" At dawn, a scout rushed back and said in a deep voice: "General, it has been found out that some people have seen that Master Chu's army is rushing to Yuegong City at a high speed. It just passed an hour ago. The subordinates carefully After checking the horseshoes, they were very panicked and the hoof prints were extremely chaotic, but they have not yet received a call from Quan Yanbei to arrest Master Chu." Zhuge Yue nodded, but did not speak, but his brain was running at high speed. After a while, another scout came back and said: "General, it has been found out that the Black Eagle Army is led by Cheng Yuan, and the troops are divided into five groups, all of them are following Miss Chu to arrest her, and the number of them is about 100,000 or more. " "Young master, all the counties and counties along the Yuegong route have increased their troops and set up roadblocks. The militiamen are conducting inspections everywhere, and Yuegong City is also frequently mobilizing troops. The situation is not good." "General, Yan Xun has also gone to Yuegong." The strong wind was blowing, and the world was desolate, covered with snow and white.Zhuge Yue, dressed in gray fox fur, stood tall, suddenly walked up to the horse, and said in a low but forceful voice, "Go to Yue Gong." "General!" Meng Feng grabbed Zhuge Yue's rein and stopped in front of him, saying in a deep voice, "You can't go." Zhuge Yue raised his eyes lightly, but did not speak.Meng Feng understood the meaning of his eyes too well, and said in a serious and serious voice: "There are many doubts about this matter, and even if it is true, we should not act rashly with our current strength." "Yes, General," said Zhuge Yue's lieutenant named Shen Ru, who used to be a slave to feed horses, but was extremely gifted in military skills.Shen Ru said in a deep voice: "This subordinate also thinks this matter is extremely strange. If it is a secret operation, why is it so easy for us to detect the information? And the timing is so suitable?" Yue Jiu frowned: "Master, this subordinate also thinks something suspicious." "General, this matter is too coincidental. If it is true, how did this Huo An find us? If he can find us, does it mean that Chu Qiao has been following us? It is necessary to be defensive, I also think It is the best policy to evacuate immediately according to the original plan." "You're all right." Zhuge Yue nodded, and said slowly. The crowd immediately smiled, thinking that he had finally listened to it. But soon, Zhuge Yue frowned and looked at them seriously, saying in a deep voice. Said, "But what if what he says is true?" Everyone was stunned, yes, if it was true, then looking at Yan Xun's posture, wouldn't Chu Qiao be sure to die?What if such a thing did happen? Zhuge Yue didn't wait for everyone's answer, but turned on his own and jumped on the horse's back. Everyone was startled, and they all went forward to stop him.Meng Feng persuaded him earnestly: "General, I think this matter is likely to be false, it was Yan Xun who deliberately lured you into the bait..." "Nine times out of ten it is false, what about the other one out of ten?" Meng Feng was dumbfounded. "Is it worth risking your life just for one out of ten?" Zhuge Yue didn't answer, just shook his head quietly, and said softly: "I still can't be sure..." He didn't continue talking, and he didn't say that he wasn't completely sure about anything. The man's expression suddenly became a little ethereal. He quietly raised his head, looked at the heavy snow flying in the distance, suddenly raised the corners of his mouth, and said with a sneer: "Besides, It is not so easy for him, Yan Xun, to want my life, Zhuge Yue's." "Yue Ninth," Zhuge Yue's eyes were icy cold, flashing a trace of ruthlessness: "Notify Yue Da, plan two has started." plan two?There was a trace of bewilderment in Yue Jiu's eyes, but in the blink of an eye, he was shocked, he responded, and got on his horse swiftly. The sound of horseshoes gradually disappeared, Zhuge Yue sat on the horseback, narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes were calm, but there was an undercurrent flowing slowly.He considered everything and imagined the worst ending, when suddenly he seemed to see someone waving at him from a distance in the vast snow field. If all this is true, isn't there, isn't there a glimmer of hope?She did not hesitate to turn against Yan Xun for her own sake, does it prove that he is not without status in her heart? Zhuge Yue thought darkly, then shook his head silently and laughed, his fatal spot was pinned down by others again. The horseshoes were flying, and they were heading towards Yuegong City in the distance. The sun rose, but was covered by dark clouds, and the sky and the earth were all dark.Yuegong, the food and grass city in Yanbei, ushered in another turmoil in history today.