Jiluo Mountain is located at the intersection of two rivers in the southwest of the county town. The mountains are high and the forests are lush and lush. In spring and summer, locals often come to this mountain for outings and enjoying flowers.

In addition to Jiluo Mountain, there is also a Mu Mountain in the north of Zhongmu City. According to legend, it was formed by the accumulation of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao when they confronted Guandu. It was a confrontation with Jiluo Mountain in the north and south, overlooking the huge North China Plain.

Lou Mijia stood on the top of Jiluo Mountain, with her clothes not being disguised, her body straight, allowing the rain to fall down her head. Several lightning flashes cut through the sky ferociously, and you can see the mountain stretching to the back of the mountain, with two thousand cavalry hidden densely, all wearing black armor, standing still, exuding an extremely shocking elite aura.

Time slowly advanced. At the juncture of the evening, the heavy rain that had been falling for two full hours finally stopped. After waiting for about two quarters of an hour, the deputy general next to him suddenly shouted excitedly in a depressing voice: "Military Master, look, there is a fire in the north!"

During the day, Li Chong saw that the situation was hopeless and was about to retreat from Luzhuang, he would send a scout to Zhongmu to report the news first. Yuan Mulan expected that Xu You would not miss this opportunity, so he immediately ordered Lou Mijia to ambush Jiluo Mountain, so that he would immediately launch an attack as soon as he saw the fire in the north.

It is impossible to identify the direction in the dark, and it is even more impossible to accurately find the enemy's position, so the firelight has become the guide and mark for both the enemy and us.

Lou Mijia suddenly turned around, the waterline raised in his armor made the low and thick grass undulate, and his tough face was covered with Xiao Sha, and said:

"Get on the horse!"

After heavy rain, the ground was muddy and the marching speed was not fast, but the cavalry's mobility was still better than infantry, but the gap was no longer as far away as usual.

Halfway through the journey, I suddenly heard a loud shout of killing. A large number of Chu troops rushed out of the woods on the right side of the road. The powerful arrows arrived like flying glory, and I didn't know how many people were.

In the darkness, he suddenly encountered a strong enemy and could not organize effective resistance. Lou Mijia hurriedly pulled his horse back and retreated. The generals under his command lost their fighting spirit, threw away their armor, and turned around and fled.

Qi Xiao led the troops to chase and kill more than three miles away. Countless torches suddenly lit up around him. Mu Fan rode a horse and walked out first, laughing and said, "Who is the enemy general? Please surrender if you don't get off your horse?"

Qi Xiao knew he was trapped. While ordering to close the front line that had become a little scattered due to the pursuit, he looked at the torches carefully and saw a few fire points floating around, mostly steadily in place. It should be because the enemy lacked enough troops, so he set up a suspicion array to scare him away.

As we all know, the enemy on the run is the pigs and sheep that are slaughtered. Once they are completely defeated during the pursuit, the entire army may be destroyed here.

The entire army was ruined. Secondly, if they could not stop the enemy in Jiluo Mountain, they would launch a raid on Mingjing's flanks. The 20,000 front troops and Pei Shuye, and Tu Yuan's 20,000 rear troops would all be in great danger.

The defeat is like a mountain. Instead of losing the initiative due to retreat, it is better to form a formation to defend it on the spot. As long as the support arrives, the situation can be reversed!

"Route—array!"

The drum sounded throughout the cold night, and seven times, each of them returned to their own army. Eleven times, the round formation was formed. Fifteen times, maple spears were like forests, swords and shields formed walls, bows and crossbows were raised, and three thousand people roared as if they were homeless: "Fight!"

Mu Fan's mount has been through many battles, but he also took two steps back in the roar of people's hearts and fighting spirit. When he looked at everyone beside him, he was shocked. No one expected that the Chu army, which was still chaotic just now, could re-arrange the formation in a few breaths, and the fighting spirit was so surging and surging.

This depends on the excellent training and strict military law of the Chu army. Even in the pursuit process, the basic organization of Wuhes is not messed up. Once an emergency gathering is needed, there is no need to find the subordinate garrison commander and hundreds of generals. Just move closer to the main officer with a higher rank nearby. The efficiency of array formation has been greatly improved. With the support of the formation, morale will not be affected and combat effectiveness can be guaranteed under any circumstances.

"The trapped beasts are still fighting, and they don't know how to live or die!" Mu Fan said coldly, but he admired Yuan Mulan in his heart. The so-called Shen Moyuan is nothing more than this.

Since learning that Luzhuang was defeated, Yuan Mulan made a decision in a short period of time and almost predicted that every move of the enemy would be accurate, as if the most powerful chess master was burying his pieces to make a game, lying on the line for thousands of miles, and finally led the Chu army into the urn.

The shame of Luzhuang will be washed away with blood tonight!

Mu Fan drew his waist knife, led the way, and said sternly: "The warriors of the Great Xianbei Mountain, tonight, use your swords and arrows to let Xu You know what the pain of defeat is! Kill!"

When the Wei soldiers, who were as endless as the tide, surrounded from all sides, Qi Xiao's expression changed, and then he realized that he had another trick:

The other party deliberately used the suspicion of the torch to lure him to stay and fight to the death, fearing that he would immediately retreat and leave, so that he would not be able to encircle him.

In fact, the Wei army's strength was far greater than his previous estimates.

What Yuan Mulan wanted to eat was not Ming Jing's pursuer, but his ambush!

More than 20 miles north of Jiluo Mountain and more than 10 miles west of Zhongmu County, it is the famous Putianze. Putianze is one of the nine lakes in the world. It was large in the past Spring and Autumn Period, with an area of ​​more than 40 miles east and west, and more than 200 miles north and south. However, since King Hui of Wei in the Warring States Period, he drew the Yellow River into the marsh and dug the gulf to pour into the Ying River, the surface of the marsh gradually shrank. Nowadays, the silt accumulation is severe and the water level has dropped. Many large and small sand hills have emerged in the middle of the lake, which divides Putianze into twenty-four small lakes, such as Dajian, Xiaojian, Big Ai, Xiaoqiu, Xiaojian, Little Ai, Little Ai, Sanchi, Yuzhong, Sheep pen, Big swan, Little Swallow, Long Ze, Miluo, Da Ai, Xiao Ai, Da Chang, Big Shrink, Small Shrink, Boqiu, Da Gai, Niuyan, etc. The flow paths are connected, and the water is connected in the north, and the canals are overflowing in the south, which is an important hub for regulating local water conservancy.

Ming Jing's front army met Li Chong and Yan Lishi in Putianze. After evacuating Luzhuang, the two of them did not flee directly to Zhongmu. Instead, they met with reinforcements sent by Yuan Mulan, and chose to set up a formation on Putianze and prepare to fight again here.

Li Chong watched the Chu army gradually approaching, clasped his fists at Yan Lishi on the horse's back and said with a smile: "Your Highness, we must hold Mingjing for an hour, but his troops are several times higher than me, and he also holds the power of a new victory and is full of morale. In this battle, he may not be able to return to Zhongmu alive, so let me part with the general!"

Yan Lishi laughed loudly, with a long spear in his hand spread across the horse's back, and he couldn't say anything about his heroic spirit, "The general died in a hundred battles, and the hero returned for ten years. It is just a common thing for us. The road to the underworld is far away, so I should walk with you!"

"How might it be!"

Li Chong grabbed the horse's belly and drew his sword and pointed his finger. His eyes became firm and fierce, and he said, "I will lead 5,000 people to block Mingjing's frontal attack. There is Butian Ze on the right wing. The Chu army cannot detour. The left wing will ask the general!"

"Before I die, I will ensure that your left wing is worry-free!"

Yan Lishi turned his horse's head, waved his long spear, and said, "Rouxuan Army, come with me!" He is the general of the town capital of Rouxuan Town. His troops are also known as the army of the formation. They are the most fierce among the six towns. Before the battle of Luzhuang was even at the battlefield, they evacuated due to heavy rain. Now the clouds are closed and the stars are everywhere in the sky. It is time to show their skills!

The two sides encountered each other quickly. Without saying a word, the soldiers collided fiercely and fought desperately. The soldiers of the six towns who had lost most of their mobility were still the best-selling army in the world. With a huge gap in force, they could firmly hold their positions and fight to the death without retreating.

Seeing that he could not capture him for a long time, he was worried about the battle situation on Qi Xiao's side. Pei Shuye came to see Mingjing and expressed his own views on the current situation: Yuan Mulan should have used Li Chong and Yan Lishi's troops to block Mingjing and Pei and Tu, and then concentrate absolute superior forces to encircle and annihilate Qi Xiao's troops. Otherwise, Li, Yan and others could completely retreat to Zhongmu to defend, and there was no need to take a decisive battle with weak forces in Putianze.

Ming Jing was actually considering this issue. In theory, Qi Xiao should have appeared now, but people have disappeared, so he obviously fell into a hard battle. The reason for the hard battle is not clear, but Pei Shuye followed Ye Min to participate in the Luoyang War. His words and deeds were above the level, and his views were crucial.

"If it is really Yuan Mulan's trick, how can General Pei have a good plan to defeat the enemy?"

This kind of battle occurs at night, with poor communication and difficult to distinguish between enemy situations. It depends entirely on the commander's wisdom, judgment and ability to adapt to the situation. Both sides are actually in danger.

Ruoming, Pei and Tu first defeated Li and Yan, and then went south to rescue Qi Xiao, so Yuan Mulan's tactical intention could not be completed, so she could only retreat to Zhongmu in disgrace; if Yuan Mulan first annihilates Qi Xiao and then leads his troops north, then Ming and Pei and Tu will become pigs and sheep on the crushing board, and the Chu army will experience the biggest defeat since the Western Expedition.

This is gambling, but it is undeniable that Yuan Mulan wins first and takes the initiative, and has a greater chance of winning.

Therefore, Pei Shuye decided to take the risk of the war, and he personally led 800 dead soldiers to quietly pass through the battlefields on the north and south sides, and take Zhongmu!

His basis was that the Wei army was short of troops, and divided into 8,000 troops Yu Pu Tianze, and Yuan Mulan had up to 30,000 people. According to her usual ambition to use strange soldiers, if she wanted to ensure that she could eat Qi Xiao's troops as soon as possible, she would be very likely to go out in full swing. After gathering Qi Xiao, she could take advantage of the landslide and go north to eat Mingjing and others.

He has a great appetite, a great plan, and a high probability of success. However, this also shows that Zhongmu will become an empty city!

Ming Jing didn't hesitate for too long. Now he divided his troops to rescue Qi Xiao just a tactic. He was a drop in the bucket and was useless. Instead, he was caught in the trap of Yuan Mulan's attack on the aid. It was too late to turn around and ask Xu You for help. It would be better to let Uncle Pei take a risk.

If it succeeds, it means great and the results will be significant. If it fails, the situation in front of you will not be much worse!

"But if Zhongmu is not an empty city, General Pei's situation will be very dangerous..."

Pei Shuye smiled, turned over and said, "Brother Ming, the first class in Huqin Hall, the mountain leader told us that if the world wants to seek governance, civil officials will not be greedy for money and military generals will not be afraid of death. If I die, my mother will take care of her at home. When the day she expels the Suolu and restores my country, don't forget to pour a glass of wine in front of my grave. Brothers will die without regrets!"

Ming Jing raised his right hand, saluted the military salute, and said, "After tonight, your mother is my mother. If you can't come back, I will go to the morning and evening to pay mercy and fulfill your filial piety for you!"

Pei Shuye also replied to the military salute, said with a farewell, "I went to Huangquantai, my flesh and blood were mud, and the man died on the battlefield, and there is no place for the green mountains to bury..."

There were already corpses everywhere near Jiluo Mountain. Although Qi Xiao's troops were arranged without any loopholes, they were guarded like iron walls, and powerful weapons such as Yuanxiang bow and Wanjun crossbow also caused particularly great damage to the Wei army, so Mu Fan suffered a lot.

But when Yuan Mulan, wearing a ghost mask, appeared on the battlefield, five hundred guards in black robes and red armor formed the front arrow formation. She took the lead, and the golden sew flew and killed people like mustard. The Wei army seemed to possess the gods and demons from top to bottom. With the heroic figure of His Royal Highness, she screamed and suddenly broke through the defense line of the Chu army.

...

Mingjing sent people to inform Xu You in the rear of the army, and joined forces with Tu Yuan to launch an attack like crazy. Pei Shuye led 800 people to escape from the battlefield from the rear, and then quietly passed through the vast dense forest in the middle and appeared under Zhongmu City.

As expected, there were only hundreds of soldiers in the city. Pei Shuye bravely climbed first and went downstairs. He went alone and did not dare to stay for a long time. He simply set a fire to burn thousands of stones of food and grass and a large amount of military funds that the Wei army had worked hard to store.

The rising flames illuminated the night sky of Zhongmu for dozens of miles. The first thing I found was Li Chong's troops who were being besieged. Someone shouted: "Zhongmu has caught fire..."

The soldiers turned around and watched, panic spread rapidly. Mingjing seized the opportunity and directed the troops to push forward with all their might. At the same time, the people from the Military Supervisory Office skillfully shouted the slogan "Zhongmu has been defeated, the food and grass are burned. Put down the weapons, surrender and do not kill." The Wei army's morale was weak and there was no fighting spirit anymore. No matter how Li Chong suppressed, he was weak and immediately collapsed.

The army was defeated like a mountain, with more than 6,000 Wei troops killed and injured more than 6,000 people. Even the General of the Longwei Central Army Li Chong was captured by Ming Jing, most of whom were forced into Putianze by the Chu army, and were killed and captured after falling into the water.

Rouxuan Town is worthy of being a leader of the army. Yan Lishi escaped by chance under the desperate escort of his troops. He did not dare to return to Zhongmu. He gathered the remaining troops along the way and turned around to search for Yuan Mulan.

Ming Jing faced two choices at this time. One was to go south to rescue Qi Xiao and fight with Yuan Mulan's main force. However, after a fight, the soldiers were exhausted and his troops were not at the advantage. At this time, fighting with Yuan Mulan would not only have a great chance of victory, but it would likely lead to a big defeat; the other was to advance eastward quickly, support Pei Shuye, occupy Zhongmu, cut off Yuan Mulan's retreat, and once Xu You's army arrived, they could siege forward and backward, and make such a great contribution.

Those who are at the top of intelligence know how to make a decision, but the problem is that Qi Xiao is not only Mingjing's old master, but also has great kindness to Mingjing. At this time, he is the only one who can save him. If he abandons him, how can he stand in heaven and earth in the future?

But……

Ming Jing slashed the sky with a fierce knife, and his face became a little distorted due to the pain. He looked around, burning dust, tilted corpses, blood-stained land and the resolute faces of his men, and finally made up his mind to send a captain back to Luzhuang to report the victory. He and Tu Yuan led the remaining troops to throw away all the baggage and armor, with only swords, guns, bows and crossbows, and advance at full speed. Be sure to arrive in Zhongmu before Yuan Mulan returns to the army.

Sounds are destroyed and lights are restrained!

Yuan Mulan stood about a foot in front of her, pointing the Jinse rifle at Qi Xiao's throat, and his ears, eyes, nose, and mouth were all bleeding, and he was not as good as a human, his expression was still calm, and he said lightly: "Kill me!"

The battle was coming to an end, and there were only twenty or thirty people in the Chu army who could stand, and everyone was injured. The rest were all heroic. They stood near Qi Xiao without any fear, and obviously had the intention of dying.

Yuan Mulan said in a gentle voice: "General Qi, your troops defended the glory of the Chu people with fearlessness and courage. If you are willing to surrender, my Lord will not be stingy with rewards. I can also promise these warriors behind you to let them leave safely!"

Qi Xiao smiled and said, "I am grateful to the princess, but I am a Han Chinese and I can't live a life of eating raw meat and drinking blood. There is no need to persuade you to surrender. My brothers and I never know how to write the word "death..."
Chapter completed!