Chapter 189: Attacking the east and attacking the west, five battles and five victories (Part 2)

The eastern foot of Jitian Mountain.

Almost as the Tiger Legion captured Xijing again, Gongsun Xiang's Youzhou Army also successfully met with Qiu Yutang's main army of Mingyue. However, what was beyond Gongsun Xiang's expectations was that the Tiger Legion, which was supposed to be surrounded by the two armies, disappeared like air!

Because the flood flooded the entire Qingzhou Plain, all the Feige intelligence stations in various cities in Qingzhou had been destroyed, and Qiu Yutang's main army plunged into the Jitian Mountains again, so she could not receive any news from all parties in the empire during this period. Situ Rui died in battle, Qingzhou's remaining troops were destroyed, and Hu Xiao Pass was captured. She didn't know these news!

When Qiu Yutang learned these amazing news from the Youzhou Army, everything had already been settled.

In a certain valley, Qiu Yutang ordered the soldiers to set up a temporary open space, and then urgently summoned the chief generals of various major legions such as Xiao Lang, Tuoba Shou, Qin Feng to discuss matters. Although Qin Feng was not yet the official governor of Dingzhou, he was Qin Lie's eldest son after all, and it was natural to inherit Qin Lie's position in the future.

In addition, Prince Mingyue Qiuye also attended the meeting as usual. However, since the bad news of Qiufengjin being captured, Qiuye, who was originally lively and easy to talk, became silent as if he had become a different person, and then read the military-related books that Qiuyutang carried with the army like crazy. Qiuyutang woke up several times in the middle of the night and found Qiuyuye still reading books seriously beside the desk.

Obviously, the capture of father Qiu Feng had caused great psychological stimulation to the prince.

After everyone arrived, Qiu Yutang sighed softly and said sadly: "Dear generals, let me tell you a heartbreaking bad news. The most loyal general of the empire and the most powerful general, the governor of Qingzhou Situ Rui unfortunately encountered an ambush in a large army of tigers on his way to the imperial capital, and he had already sacrificed his life for the country."

"ah!?"

"What!?"

"Her old general Situ sacrificed his life for the country?"

Xiao Lang, Tuoba Shou and Qin Feng looked at each other, unable to believe their ears.

Before Qiu Yutang was born, Situ Rui could be said to be a banner of the imperial military, and also had the reputation of being an unbeaten general in the Middle Earth world. Whether he was defending Dingzhou in the early years or conquering Qingzhou for nearly 30 years, Situ Rui had never been defeated. No one expected that when Lin Lao Lin, Situ Rui suffered consecutive defeats under Meng Hu, and finally died.

"And." Qiu Yutang sighed again and said, "Meng Hu once led the Tiger Legion to capture Hu Xiao Pass."

"What, the Tiger Army has captured Tiger Roar Pass?"

"This is impossible!"

"Is this kind of thing actually there?"

Xiao Lang and the other two looked at each other, becoming more and more unbelievable. If the Tiger Army really captured Hu Xiao Pass, how did Gongsun Xiang’s Youzhou Army come?

Seeing the three of them being surprised and suspicious, Qiu Yutang said to Gongsun Xiang: "Genuine Gongsun, you should talk about it."

Gongsun Xiang nodded and said the situation he knew in the original form. Finally, he looked back at Qiu Yutang and said with regret: "Your Highness, from the imperial capital to Huxiao Pass, the scouts of Youzhou Army and the light cavalry of Shuozhou Army can be said to be spread throughout the Zhongzhou Plain. Even if the enemy infiltration of more than a hundred people, it will definitely not escape the eye of our army. However, the more than 100,000 people of the Tiger Legion disappeared out of thin air. It's really evil."

Xiao Lang also echoed: "Yes, if the Tiger Legion has only three or five thousand remaining soldiers, it is possible to find a cat in a remote corner and avoid the search of the scouts. But this Tiger Legion is a large army of more than 100,000 people. How could so many people march without a trace? This is too strange?"

Qin Feng suddenly said, "Your Highness, Old General Gongsun, is this just an illusion?"

Qiu Yutang couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Qin Feng. Gongsun Xiangze frowned and asked, "Illusion, what does General Qin mean?"

Gongsun Xiang thought Qin Feng was mocking him for his negligence, so he lost the more than 100,000 troops of the Tiger Legion. Of course, Gongsun Xiang would not feel happy, and his tone was a little unhappy.

Qin Feng quickly shook his hand and said, "Don't mind the old general. I have no other intentions. I just want to say if there is such a possibility. The only one who captured the Tiger Legion was a partial division of the Tiger Legion, but its main force had already lurked in secret after conquering the imperial capital? That's why the current situation is happening."

Gongsun Xiang suddenly said, "You mean the main force of the Tiger Legion did not come to Tiger Roar Pass at all?"

Qin Feng spread his hands and said, "Otherwise, how can I explain the sudden disappearance of the Tiger Legion?"

"It makes some sense." Gongsun Xiang nodded, "If this is the case, where will the Tiger Legion lurk?"

Tuoba Shou suddenly said, "The old minister has a different view."

"Oh?" Qiu Yutang said calmly, "Please say Old General Tuoba."

Tuoba Shou bowed to Qiu Yutang, and said, "The imperial capital is a flat plain within a radius of three hundred miles, and there is almost no hidden secret place suitable for the army to lurk. Therefore, the old minister thought that it was impossible for the main force of the Tiger Legion to lurk somewhere near the imperial capital. Moreover, the purpose of the Tiger Legion to capture Hu Xiao Pass was obviously to escape back to Qingzhou in order to jump out of the encirclement of several of our army. Why would Meng Hu only send a partial army?"

Xiao Lang and Gongsun Xiang nodded at the same time.

Qin Feng still asked with some reluctance: "But why did the Tiger Legion disappear after capturing the Tiger Roar Pass?"

Tuoba Shou smiled bitterly and shook his head, and then the four of them turned their heads and looked at Qiu Yutang at the same time. Qiu Yutang frowned and thought for a moment, and suddenly said to Gongsun Xiang: "Old General, can you repeat the situation of chasing along the way? The more detailed the better. Even those inconspicuous details, please tell me what you can remember."

Gongsun Xiang nodded and said it again without getting tired of it.

About half an hour later, when Gongsun Xiang talked about the Panlong Valley of Shuanglong Mountain, Qiu Yutang suddenly had a beautiful eye lit up, then raised his little hand and said, "Please wait for a while, Old General."

Gongsun Xiang immediately stopped talking and said in surprise: "What did your Highness discover?"

Qiu Yutang nodded gently and said thoughtfully: "If I remember correctly, Panlong Valley is more than twenty miles deep, while the scouts of Youzhou Army seem to have only gone ten miles deep, right?"

"Yes."

Gongsun Xiang nodded without thinking and said, "But Panlong Valley is Jue Valley, and hiding the Jue Valley is a taboo in military strategists. Meng Hu wouldn't hide his Tiger Legion in the valley, right?"

Xiao Lang, Tuoba Shou and Qin Feng next to him nodded at the same time. The three of them had visited Shuanglong Mountain and had also surveyed the terrain of Panlong Valley on site. It was indeed a verdict, with only a narrow entrance and no other way out. If the Tiger Legion really wanted to enter there, the Youzhou Army only needed to block the entrance of the valley, and then it would become a turtle in a jar.

So, as long as Meng Hu's brain is not burned, he will never do this.

"No."

Qiu Yutang shook his head gently and said, "We must not use common sense to judge this tiger! Since this person appeared, how many things he did are in line with common sense?"

"In the battle of Guanlang Pass, Meng Hu did not listen to the orders of the Zhongjun army and launched an attack without authorization, resulting in Situ Biao's division being defeated and Situ Biao was also beheaded in front of the formation. Is this consistent with common sense?"

"In the Battle of Hexi Fortress, Meng Hu burned the Despair Valley and defeated Tuoba Tao's 20,000 troops with less than 2,000 light troops. Can anyone think of such a result? Is this in line with the general laws of war?"

"In the Battle of Daughter Tears, Meng Hu defeated Qin She's Scythe Knights with three thousand barbarian cavalry, and the Eastern Expedition of the Old General Situ Rui failed and missed the great opportunity to restore Jiangzhou. If you change me, do you have the courage to use light cavalry to deal with heavy armored iron cavalry? Is this result consistent with common sense?"

"Along with this battle of defense, the Tiger Legion had already reached the Tianlang Pass, but it was like a crazy desperate person who rushed into the empire's hinterland and captured the imperial capital in one fell swoop. Is this common sense?"

"This is too unreasonable."

At the end, Qiu Yutang's tone gradually became tighter, "So, we must not use common sense to speculate on his behavior. Some things we think are too dangerous and may do, maybe he will do it. For example, this Panlong Valley, we all think this is Jue Valley and is not suitable for ambushing troops, but Meng Hu may not think so!"

If Meng Hu was lucky enough to hear these words with his own ears, he would have sighed that if Qiu Yutang was born in the Warring States Period, she would have become the confidante of Sun Bin, the ancestor of the Art of War. At least she had already understood the ultimate realm of "attacking him without preparation and surprise" in Sun Tzu's Art of War. It was through this set of Sun Tzu's mantra that Meng Hu was able to rampant in the Middle Earth world.

Gongsun Xiang stamped his feet and said annoyedly: "Damn it, I would have asked the scout to continue searching in depth."

"Yes." Qin Feng said with regret, "The Tiger Legion really wants to hide in Panlong Valley. The old general's Youzhou army only needs to block the entrance of the valley, and Meng Hu will become a turtle in the jar, alas."

Qiu Yutang waved his hand and said, "Don't blame yourself for your own fault. What we need to worry most now is where the Tiger Legion will go next, and then make predictions in advance based on the possible trends of the Tiger Legion, so that this vicious tiger and wolf army can be wiped out in Zhongzhou as soon as possible."

"Imperial Capital!" The taciturn Akino suddenly spoke in shock, "The Tiger Legion will attack the Imperial Capital again."

After hearing Qiuye's words, Xiao Lang and others didn't believe it very much, but Qiu Yutang's appearance changed. If the Tiger Legion really wanted to capture the imperial capital again, the national prestige of the Mingyue Empire and the military prestige of the Mingyue Empire will disappear. Thinking of this, Qiu Yutang asked in a serious tone: "Ye'er, do you really think the Tiger Legion will attack the imperial capital again?"

"Um."

Akino said with great emphasis, "In the past few days, Yeer carefully studied the battle reports related to Meng Hu, and finally found that Meng Hu not only acted unexpectedly, but also was better at winning in chaos. Analyzing the battles of Tianlang Pass, Hexi Canyon, Daughter Tears and the Battle of the Kingdom of Defense, you can find an amazing similarity."

"oh?"

“Similarity?”

Xiao Lang, Tuoba Shou, Qin Feng, Gongsun Xiang and others turned to look at Qiuye. A strange look appeared in the eyes of these senior military generals. They suddenly discovered that the prince, who was only twelve years old, was no longer a young and ignorant child. Soon, he will become the new emperor of the bright moon who ruled the world.

Qiu Yutang also threw encouraging eyes at Qiu Ye, nodding gently to Qiu Ye to continue analyzing.

Akino's expression seemed calm and solemn, which made people absolutely unable to associate him with the twelve-year-old naughty boy: "The similarity is that Meng Hu always finds ways to disrupt the situation first. The more chaotic the situation, the greater his chances, the greater the chances of the Tiger Army, the more the battle of Tianlang Pass, the battle of Hexi Fortress, and the battle of daughter's tears is still the same!"

Xiao Lang and others couldn't help but nodded in agreement when they heard this, and the matter was just like Akino's analysis.

Qiuye continued: "The Tiger Legion attacked Tiger Xiaoguan to escape back to Qingzhou, but the sudden flood cut off their way to east. The emperor's aunt's army crushed south along the Jitian Mountains. The Tiger Legion was suddenly forced into a desperate situation of being attacked from both sides. In order to get out of the predicament, Meng Hu took the risk to ambush Panlong Valley, and then he luckily avoided the eyewitness of the Youzhou Army and Shuozhou Army."

"However, the ambush Panlong Valley only helped the Tiger Legion get out of the predicament for the time being, because the Tiger Legion is still in an invisible net, with large army and floods blocking to the east, sword gorge to the north, Tianlang Mountain Road, Wukui Mountain, Wukui River and Wukui Peak blocking the enemy by nearly two divisions led by three generals, including the obstacles of many obstacles and a long journey. To the west is the sea and to the south is the natural danger to the Tianhe."

"If the Tiger Legion wants to break free from this big net and finally escape back to Qingzhou, it must disrupt the situation in Zhongzhou. The re-suming of the imperial capital will undoubtedly cause an uproar in the imperial army and will also trigger a series of chain reactions. At this time, the army of various groups will likely be distracted. At this time, the opportunity for Meng Hu and the Tiger Legion will come."

Qiu Yutang said: "So where does the Wild Man think the Tiger Legion's chances are?"

"Water Road!" Akino replied with great confidence, "Tongtian River Waterway is the last chance of the Tiger Legion!"

"What?"

"Waterway!?"

"this……"

As Qiuye finished speaking, strange expressions appeared on his faces. If Qiuye said that the Tiger Legion could find a way out of the Jitian Mountains where birds could not cross, they might be able to believe it, but if Qiuye said that the Tiger Legion could escape from the Tianhe River waterway, they would never believe it.

The reason is very simple, because the Mingyue Empire has the most powerful navy in Middle-earth!

The naval army of the Mingyue Empire is not only used to deal with the island countries in the South China Sea, but also to deal with ghost pirates in the northwest. With the navy army, if the tiger army really dares to walk through the waterway of the Tianhe River, it is simply seeking death. You must know that water war is different from land war. The tiger army is a tiger on land, but it still becomes a sick cat when it comes to the water, because Xiao Chengdong's navy army is a dragon in the water!

Qiu Yutang couldn't help but frown. Although she felt that Qiu Ye's analysis had some truth and was in line with her just stating that Meng Hu's "action cannot be measured by common sense", the conclusion that "the Tiger Legion will walk through the Tianhe River waterway" was indeed too unconvincing, and this was almost suicide.

Prince Mingyue once again showed calmness that was inconsistent with his age and said in a deep voice: "Xiao Wang knows that all the generals will not believe it, but Xiao Wang still asked the emperor's aunt to call out a legion from the three major legions of the imperial guards, guards, and Bingzhou to go to Fenglingang Naval Village."

Tuoba Shou asked in confusion: "The Zhuozhou Legion is now in Fengcheng, only a hundred miles away from Fenglin Port. If the Tiger Legion really wants to go through the Tongtian River waterway, the Zhuozhou Legion should also defend the Navy Village nearby. Why should the prince be far away and dispatch troops from the Yuewang side?"

Akino said solemnly: "The safety of the imperial capital is related to the reputation of the empire and the military power of the imperial army. In short, the imperial capital must not fall into the hands of the Tiger Army again. Now the Zhuozhou Legion, the closest to the imperial capital, and the Shuozhou Legion must quickly rush to the imperial capital, and the task of protecting Fenglin Port must be handed over to other legions."

Xijing, the imperial capital of the Mingyue Empire.

In the middle tent of the Tiger Legion, Jia Wudao was paced back and forth anxiously, while Qi Diaozi was carefully studying the map of the bright moon hanging on the screen, as if he was trying hard to find something. From behind the screen, a long snoring sound came from time to time. Familiar people could tell from the unique rhythm that this was Meng Hu's snoring sound.

Jia Wudao walked back and forth for half an hour, finally stopped helplessly, and then turned around and looked at Qi Diaozi.

Qi Diaozi also looked up, and the two of them met each other and smiled bitterly. The situation was so dangerous that only Meng Hu could sleep so peacefully. If it were an ordinary general, he would have been worried about sleeping and eating. The entire army of the Tiger Legion did not take the bad situation in front of him seriously.

"Hey." Jia Wudao beat the clan hard and said anxiously, "Why hasn't the news been sent back to Xiong Batian?"

"Yes." Qi Diaozi nodded slightly, "Just count the time, there should be some movement in the Zhuozhou Legion in Fengcheng and the Shuozhou Legion in Baishawan. Could it be that Qiu Yutang would not have imagined that our army would ambush Panlong Valley to get rid of the encirclement and blockade of several Mingyue army, and then return to Zhongzhou to attack Xijing?"

"No?" Jia Wudao frowned, "Even the general is so afraid of Qiu Yutang, she won't be able to judge this situation. And then again, if Qiu Yutang really has only this level, how could she use two new recruits to quell the massive Eight Kings Rebellion?"

"General!"

As Jia Wudao finished speaking, a thunderous sound suddenly sounded outside the tent, followed by a burst of rapid and heavy footsteps. A moment later, the curtain was suddenly lifted. When Qi Diaozi and Jia Wudao looked back quickly, Xiong Batian's tower-like figure had already strode in and said loudly, "There is news!"

Qi Diaozi asked anxiously: "General Xiong, talk quickly."

Xiong Batian swallowed hard and replied in a muffled voice: "I just received the message of flying arrows. The Zhuozhou Legion in Fengcheng and the Shuozhou Legion in Baishawan have all been mobilized. Now they are rushing towards Xijing at the speed of a marching force!"
Chapter completed!