My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 899 Where he is is a strategic location! How difficult it is to go against the will of heaven!
"Order Deputy General Wang Ben's troops to turn west and march in secret!"

"Distribute 5,000 soldiers to each of the three divisions of Commandant Huang Kuang, Commandant Ge Ping, and Commandant Deng Ming, and order them to march toward the east, south, and north slopes of Dongpo Mountain!"

"Commander Li Bo and Commander Feng Wu Ze are leading their troops to patrol outside, waiting for reinforcements."

"Captain..."

"The rest of you will follow me towards Dongpo Mountain!"

A series of orders were issued one after another, and Ying Chengjiao led 330,000 troops and horses straight to Dongpo Mountain, 15 miles northwest of Yicheng, and ordered his troops to quickly occupy the strategic locations from Dongpo Mountain to Juma River.

Watching Ying Chengjiao's movements, Tian Sheng's eyes were full of confusion: "Is the Qin army going to... Dongpo Mountain to build a defense line?"

"Dongpo Mountain is just an ordinary mountain surrounded by mountains on three sides and one side is flat. It is not a strategic location."

"Why did Qin Chang'an Jun rush here instead of leading his troops directly to the Yishui Great Wall?"

Dongpo Mountain is indeed a relatively easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack terrain, but it cannot block the main roads and is not convenient for launching surprise attacks, so it is not a strategic location.

Moreover, Dongpo Mountain is only fifteen miles away from Yicheng and more than twenty miles away from Yiguan. Instead of setting up a defense line in Dongpo Mountain, it would be more stable to set up a defense line in Yicheng and Yiguan.

From a military strategy perspective, this is an inexplicable layout!

But Li Mu's face had darkened: "Dongpo Mountain is not a strategic location, but the soil quality of Dongpo Mountain is excellent, especially suitable for mining soil to build an altar!"

Li Mu made all the coalition generals tremble in their hearts with just one sentence.

Is Qin Chang'an Jun going to prepare to collect soil and build an altar?
Do you have to keep your word?

Li Hong looked at the Kunyu map and said bitterly, "Although Dongpo Mountain is not a strategic location, our army cannot allow Qin Chang'an Jun to build an altar to command the earth dragon. Otherwise, our army will not only lose soldiers and generals due to the earth dragon's rebellion, but also lose morale due to the earth dragon's rebellion."

"If Qin Chang'an Jun really built an altar on Dongpo Mountain, Dongpo Mountain will become a strategic location. Our army will have to destroy the altar built by Qin Chang'an Jun on Dongpo Mountain!"

Li Mu said calmly: "During the battle of Fukouxing, I never found out the location of Qin Chang'an Jun's altar from beginning to end."

"It can be seen that the altar built by Qin Chang'an Jun does not need to be adjacent to the place where the earth dragon turns over."

"Now, Qin Chang'an Jun has built an altar on Dongpo Mountain, obviously to lure our army into the Qin army's encirclement."

Li Mu's voice was very calm. It was obvious that he had anticipated the current situation when he formulated the strategy of 'destroying the altar and eliminating the sacrifices'.

But it was not until now that Li Hong finally understood the difficult situation the coalition forces would face.

"Commander!" Li Hong looked at Li Mu and said urgently, "Even if our army destroys the altar built by Qin Chang'an Jun on Dongpo Mountain, Qin Chang'an Jun can still build an altar in other places that are easy to defend and difficult to attack."

"In this way, our army will always be led by the Qin army!"

Li Mu nodded slightly: "Yes, but what can our army do?"

Yes, will Ben be led by Qin Changan?
But what can I do?
Even if I cut out my heart, liver, and lungs and presented them to heaven and earth, heaven and earth would not show me the slightest mercy!
When fighting against Ying Chengjiao, Li Mu felt for the first time how difficult it was to go against the will of heaven!

After thinking for a moment, Tian Sheng solemnly bowed and said, "When we form an alliance, our Great Qi will agree to find witches, alchemists, and immortals to fight against Qin Chang'an Jun."

"I would like to send a message to the country, asking my king to invite all the witches and sorcerers of my Great Qi to the front line, and then try our best to find an immortal who can compete with Qin Chang'an Jun's witchcraft!"

Then Tian Sheng turned to look at Zheng Anqi and sincerely requested: "Zheng Xianzhi's way of Taidan is not good at killing."

"However, Zheng Xian is a disciple of Heshang Zhangren and often travels through the three realms. He must know many immortals."

"I beg Zheng Xian to recommend an immortal who can fight against Qin Chang'an Jun. Great Qi is willing to thank you with all our strength!"

Zheng Anqi felt bitter.

Do you expect Zheng's colleagues to resist the curse of Qin Chang'an Jun?
If they had that ability, could they still be Zheng's colleagues?

But, I would rather die than let my fellow Taoist die, there is strength in numbers.

If we can find a few more colleagues to join the army, maybe we can help each other and escape from the barracks together!
Thinking of this, Zheng Anqi's smile became less distant and more sincere as he said, "I will do my best to help you in this great cause of supporting the great way!"

Tian Sheng immediately smiled and bowed: "Thank you, Zheng Xian!"

Then Tian Sheng looked at Li Mu and said excitedly: "With the help of Zheng Xian, our Great Qi will surely be able to find an immortal who can fight against Qin Chang'an Jun!"

"As long as the immortal arrives at the army, our army will no longer have to worry about Qin Chang'an Jun's sacrifice!"

Li Mu did not have much hope for this, but this was the only possible way for Li Mu to escape from such a situation!

With a sigh, Li Mu solemnly cupped his hands and said, "In this case, I will have to trouble Qi and Zheng Xian!"

Tian Sheng hurriedly bowed in return: "This is the meaning of the covenant!"

Li Mu nodded slightly, and then said in a deep voice: "There is no fixed time limit for the search for immortals."

"Before the Immortal arrives, our army must break the sacrifice of Qin Chang'an Jun!"

"Pass this general's order!"

"Commander Ma Fuxun, General Tian Xun, General Zhai Tian, ​​and General Xue Liang will lead their troops to attack the mountain along the mountain road on the east side of Dongpo Mountain. While the enemy's foothold is unstable, try your best to seize the camp!"

"Commander Sima Gan and Commander Sun Yi's light troops are marching quickly towards the west valley of Dongpo Mountain to block the Qin army's movement!"

"Captain..."

After Li Mu made a series of arrangements, he looked at King Xi of Yan who had just returned from organizing his army, and said in a deep voice: "Please ask King Yan to order the elite troops of the Yan army to head straight to the west valley of Dongpo Mountain."

"Take advantage of the opportunity when our soldiers are entangled with the Qin army to seize the valley entrance first, so as to prevent the Qin army from going deep into the Dongpo Valley!" Yan Wangxi responded coldly: "Our army has just suffered a heavy blow, and a large number of soldiers are scattered outside. We urgently need to reorganize and rest!"

Currently, the Yan army has only gathered more than 200,000 troops, and nearly 100,000 troops have either been killed or are missing.

On the first day that the main force of the Qin army arrived at the battlefield, the Yan army suffered such a heavy blow. How could King Xi of Yan not be angry?

What made King Xi of Yan even more angry was Li Mu's attitude!

Li Mu clearly formulated an overall strategy of using the Yan army as bait, but he did not tell King Xi of Yan a word. What does this mean?
This is clearly Li Mu's contempt for King Xi of Yan and the Yan army!

Unfortunately, the Yan army was really disappointing. Even though their forces were much larger than those of the Qin army and even though there were a large number of friendly troops nearby, they were still defeated by the Qin army in one blow!

The opportunistic character and emotions such as resentment and stinginess combined together made King Xi of Yan completely unwilling to let the Yan soldiers fight tough battles again.

Li Mu could see the dissatisfaction in Yan Wangxi's eyes, but Li Mu did not care. Instead, he emphasized his voice and said, "I know that the Yan army needs to rest."

"But while the Yan army was resting, the Qin army was also resting!"

"The Qin army has come from a long distance, and they have not rested before engaging in direct battle with our army. After a day and night of fierce fighting, they continue to advance."

"The Qin army, which has not yet reached Dongpo Mountain to set up camp, is at its weakest!"

"The King of Yan claims to be good at military strategy, but can't he even see such a simple truth?"

"Or is it that the King of Yan has no knowledge of military strategy and doesn't know whether to send troops to attack Qin now?!"

If someone accused Bai Qi of not knowing military strategy, Bai Qi would only look at him as a fool.

But when Li Mu accused the King of Yan, who had just suffered a great defeat, of not understanding military strategy, he was met with Yan Wangxi's fury: "If Dai Wu'an Jun understood military strategy, how could he have caused our army to suffer such a great defeat!"

Li Mu said as a matter of course: "Because the Yan army did not obey my orders."

Seeing that King Xi of Yan's face had turned red, Mao Sui hurried forward to smooth things over: "The bravery of Yan's warriors is known to the world!"

"When it comes to fighting against two or three enemies in a narrow area, the knights of Yan are invincible!"

"Wu'an Jun did not intend to order the entire Yan army to move to Dongpo Mountain, but only asked the King of Yan to send elite troops to stop the Qin army."

"Only the elite troops of the Yan Army can take on such an important task!"

With the excuse provided by Mao Sui, King Xi of Yan's anger finally dissipated a little.

Considering the necessity of this battle, King Xi of Yan could only hold back his dissatisfaction and said in a deep voice: "Order Qi Shangqing to lead 5,000 elite troops to rush to the west valley of Dongpo Mountain!"

Mao Sui hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, King Yan!"

Li Mu nodded gently: "Good!"

Then Li Mu drove his warhorse and personally led the central army to rush towards Ying Chengjiao's troops.

Just as Li Mu expected, the Qin army, which had come on a long expedition, was now in a very exhausted state. The Qin soldiers who had been chasing the Chu army were now being closed in by the coalition forces.

Just when the Qin army's vanguard was only three miles away from Dongpo Mountain, Sima Gan, who was leading only light troops, finally chased from the southeast, and then stabbed into the Qin army's formation like a sharp knife!

Ying Chengjiao immediately ordered: "Send a message to Commander Feng Wuze to stop the pursuing troops from the southeast!"

"The rest of you keep moving forward!"

The Qin army continued to advance under the command of Ying Chengjiao, but Sun Yi, Qi Pao and other troops also arrived at the battlefield and pounced on the crawling snake like a group of ants!
Upon seeing this, Ying Chengjiao gave an order in a deep voice: "Order the three divisions of Commander Huang Kuang, Commander Ge Ping, and Commander Deng Ming to abandon their original target and line up on the east side of our army to resist the enemy!"

"Order the captain Li Bo to come to your aid."

"Order the commander Xifeng to attack the Qipao unit of the Yan army and break through the defense line at the entrance of the valley!"

The Qin army, which had been swimming towards Dongpo Mountain like a long snake, quickly changed its formation under the threat of the coalition forces. Only Xifeng's troops bit towards Qipao's troops like the hooked mouth of an alligator turtle.

Tian Sheng heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this: "Fortunately, the commander acted decisively and finally stopped the Qin army outside Dongpo Mountain."

"The Qin army's attempt to use the Dongpo Mountain to set up a defense line and build an altar has been in vain!"

"Congratulations to the commander!"

However, Li Mu frowned deeply: "The Qin army's strength should not be limited to this!"

"Have the scouts discovered that the Qin army has split up?"

Ma Fudui immediately said, "No scouts have reported that they have discovered the Qin army splitting up."

Li Mu was still feeling uneasy, and continued to ask, "How wide is the range that our scouts can explore now?"

Ma Fudui responded in a low voice: "Although our army has more scouts, except for our Great Dai scouts, the scouts of the Qi and Yan armies are no match for the Qin scouts. Therefore, the range that our scouts can currently explore in time is only 20 miles to the east, 18 miles to the north, 13 miles to the south, and 10 miles to the west of our army."

"Beyond this distance, our scouts' operations will become particularly difficult."

Li Mu's mind flashed to the surrounding terrain map. He put the Dai army scouts' range of activities into it and murmured softly, "Thirteen miles south, ten miles west... ten miles west?"

Li Mu's eyes suddenly turned to the west, and then to the north, and he shouted in surprise: "Captain Li Hong, General Chunyu Huang, and Shangqing Li Fu!"

"You three troops quickly move your troops to the northwest. If you encounter the enemy, report to us immediately!"

"quick!!!"

(End of this chapter)