National color raw owl

In spring, the sun is shining brightly, and the golden light shines down. The Cangshan Mountains in the four fields are shrouded in golden light. In the northwest corner of Shinshu, Kitayama Road, three mountains stand together, and they are also shrouded in the light of spring.

Xinzhou has five counties under its jurisdiction, and Funing County in the northwest corner is next to Yutian County. Compared with Yutian County, Funing County is a barren and remote place, but it is located at the junction of three states.

It is located in Xinzhou in the south, connected with Tianshan Suzhou in the west, and connected with Xiguan Yuezhou in the north.

Songshan and Longshan form a half-moon shape, and there is Fushan in Xinzhou in between. The three mountain ranges are connected and collectively called the Funing Mountains.

The mountains are high and the roads are dangerous, not to mention horses and chariots, but it is extremely difficult for ordinary people to climb the Funing Mountains, and the Ridge Mountains are even more steep and straight, with dense forests, old trees and old vines, among which there are many tigers, leopards and snakes Wolves, in the midsummer, there is even more miasma in it. If you are in the mountains and forests, the dense forests that block out the sky will completely cover the sky, and you will not be able to see the blue sky when you look up.

In the deep forest, there is a narrow and inaccessible road. Earlier, this passage was covered with thorns and vines. If it is not cleared, it is difficult to see that there will be such a narrow passage here. It is like a god cutting in the middle of the mountain with a sharp knife. With one knife, this secret narrow passage was formed. Except for a very few old hunters hunting in the mountains, few people knew the existence of this passage. Thorns and vines, difficult to walk through.

Luo Dingxi accidentally learned of the existence of such a passage. It was many years ago, but he didn't care about it at the beginning, but this time it came in handy.

He first sent people to find this passage in the deep mountains. It is not easy to find such a passage in the mountains. After finding out the location of this passage, Luo Dingxi secretly dispatched hundreds of people to work day and night. Hurry up and clear all the thorns and vines in this passage. For the sake of confidentiality, fire cannot be used, so hundreds of people can only use knives and axes to clear the obstacles in the passage.

This is not an easy task. Among them, some people were injured by poisonous snakes, and two of them were crushed to death by falling stones. It was hard to get through the 20-mile-long passage, but it also cost a lot. At the cost of a few lives.

Xiao Huanzhang's funeral was still pending, but Luo Dingxi used this to cover his eyes and came to Longshan Mountain quietly. He led several cronies into the mountain, and came to the Eagle's Nest Stream that had been opened.

Although the obstacles have been cleared, the road inside the Eagle's Nest Stream is uneven, and the passage is extremely narrow, barely able to pass through. Cixiu leads the way on horseback, and Luo Dingxi rides behind, along the Eagle's Nest Stream. After walking for several miles, Luo Dingxi finally reined in his horse, and the others also stopped.

"Cixiu, is there someone on guard nearby?" Luo Dingxi wanted to get off his horse, but the space inside was too narrow. After a horse came in, it was very difficult to turn around, so he could only sit on the horse's back and ask questions. .

Cixiu, who was leading the way, couldn't turn the horse's head around, so he could only turn over and sit on the horse's back, "My lord, people have been arranged to guard the vicinity. This place is rarely visited by people. will bring them closer."

"That's good." Luo Dingxi raised his head and looked up. There are hard mountain walls on both sides. Being in it, one even feels a tight squeeze in the chest. Thinking of something, he raised his hand and pointed upwards. "Go back and send someone to take a look at it and clean up all the stones on it. The road is too narrow. If stones fall from above and kill people, it's not a big deal, but if it blocks the road, you can't If Tongtong breaks the big deal, that would be bad."

"My lord, two people have been crushed to death by the stones above. At that time, people have been sent to clean up the dangerous rocks on both sides of the Eagle's Nest. There will never be any problems." Cixiu said confidently: "The humble job can Guaranteed, when the time comes, soldiers and horses will pass through here unimpeded."

"This channel leads directly to the territory of Yuezhou?"

"From here forward, there are more than ten miles away, which is the exit, out of the Eagle's Nest Stream, but only a few miles away, after crossing a river, it is the territory of Yuezhou." Cixiu explained: "There is no water on that river. Build a bridge, but the river is very shallow, and you can wade across it on horseback...Crossing the river, within a hundred miles, is Shuoquan City."

Luo Dingxi nodded and said: "Very good. Explain to the soldiers that after leaving the Eagle's Nest Stream, they will march at night and find a place to rest during the day, just asking for a secret!"

"From that river to Shuoquan City, there are only two villages, and the number of people in the villages is not large. I have already figured out the environment along the way and determined the marching route." Cixiu said confidently: "In order to avoid being caught People discovered that the humble job not only chose a remote path with few people, but also asked all the cavalry to wrap the hooves of the horses with cotton cloth and seal their mouths with cloth towels, so that there will be no flaws."

There was a hint of approval in Luo Dingxi's eyes, and he said with a smile: "Cixiu, I have always been at ease when you do things. With you by my side, I don't have to worry about it."

"This is the teaching of my lord for so many years." Cixiu immediately said: "Every little bit, I have been taught by the general."

"Don't worry, once you make great contributions this time, I will not treat you badly." Luo Dingxi stroked his thick beard and said with a smile: "At that time, in front of Zhu Lingyue, I will also ask for credit for you!"

Cixiu said gratefully: "Thank you sir!"

Luo Dingxi held his horsewhip, squinted his eyes and looked around, and finally said: "The four thousand cavalry, even if they are in our Beishan territory, must be secretly mobilized. When they enter the Eagle's Nest Stream, calculate the time. Before the sun goes down, they must be dispatched. Hurry to the exit, wait until nightfall, and immediately march towards Shuoquan at night. If the [-] infantry who follow after the cavalry enter the Eagle's Nest Stream, start mobilizing, and when we take Shuoquan City, the infantry must also Arrive within a day."

Cixiu said: "My lord said that our [-] cavalry took the lead in raiding and captured Shuoquan. They will not give in easily. When the main force behind arrives, they will be able to completely control Shuoquan."

"There are nearly [-] people stationed in Qingzhou. After taking Shuoquan, they immediately ordered the three counties to be recovered immediately." Luo Dingxi said with a smile: "Chu Huan has only [-] troops stationed in the three counties, which is weak. , and not long after they took over the defense of the three counties, people's hearts are unstable, Cixiu, you can send people to sneak into the city, and when the time comes to attack the city, you can cooperate with the inside and outside. Once the three counties are taken, the whole army will go straight to Jiazhou. We dispatched another army from Shuoquan to attack Jiazhou from the rear, Xuanyuan Shengcai suffered from the enemy, and Chu Huan has already transferred the troops of Jiazhou to Hezhou, the troops there are also weak, a battle can be won!"

Cixiu's eyes glowed, and he said with admiration: "Your Excellency planned a strategy. We took down Yuezhou and Jiazhou with ease, and took over Chu Huan's old lair. Zhu Lingyue will definitely hold you in high esteem for such a peerless feat."

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The nearly [-] defenders in Hezhou City still withdrew from the city after all. When retreating, the Xiguan soldiers were still vigilant. Although Pei Ji ordered the entire army to retreat, no one can guarantee that Zhu Lingyue and Ganhou will really obey. Commitment, no immediate attack.

The whole army used Xu Shao's thousands of cavalry as pioneers, organized into the front team, and the main force followed behind. Just in case, Han Ying personally led 3000 troops to follow the rear of the team to prevent the enemy from attacking. Raid from behind.

Before leaving the city, in addition to taking all the weapons in the arsenal, the granary was also opened, and each soldier distributed five days of dry food with him.

There are still many people in the city, most of them are people who escaped from the nearby villages and counties before the invasion of the Tianshan Army. They lack clothing and food, and the food in the city is actually not much. Pei Ji issued a military order to leave the remaining food to the people. Some generals felt that this matter seemed a bit inappropriate. The Xiguan Army was short of food. It can be said that he was worried that after Zhu Lingyue entered the city, he would rob the people of their rations, which would not only fail to save the people, but would instead leave precious food to the enemy.

However, since Pei Ji had already given the order, the generals were reluctant to say much, and it was difficult to say such things, if they objected, it would appear that they did not care about the life and death of the people.

Some people also think that Zhu Lingyue has always been dignified, and he has always regarded himself as benevolent and moral.

When the troops were withdrawn in Youshi, the soldiers of the whole army had no time to look back at the dilapidated city that was devastated by the flames of war behind them, let alone feel the memory of many comrades who died in this city.

Pei Ji had already ordered the whole army to march eastward with all their strength after leaving the city without any delay.

Under the leadership of the generals, the soldiers of all ministries obeyed the military orders and trotted all the way without stopping, like a long snake swimming quickly on the ground.

After the Xiguan Army withdrew, less than an hour later, the north gate of Hezhou City opened wide. The Marquis Gan's troops had already prepared and waited outside the city. When I left, I hid at home and closed the gate tightly, so when the Northwest Army entered the city, everything was silent, and there was no noise at all. It really gave people the illusion that this is an empty city.

When the Northwest Army entered Hezhou City, Zhu Lingyue's army was still in the camp outside the West City and did not move. However, Zhu Lingyue's generals were extremely anxious. Someone had already arrived at the central army's tent and said: "Zhu Du, the Xiguan Army has already withdrawn." , Marquis Gan led the Northwest Army into the city, but the gate of the west city has not yet been opened."

Holding the scroll in his hand, Zhu Lingyue said "oh", without putting down the scroll, he just said: "In this way, Hezhou City has been captured, which is good news!"

"But... but how could the Northwest Army enter the city before us?" General Hou Jingang couldn't help but said: "Zhu Du, Ganhou reached an agreement with the Xiguan Army in private, and agreed to their conditions without your consent and let them go After leaving, and now entering the city before us, he...does he still have the Tianshan Army in his eyes, and do you still have Zhu Du?"