Chapter 191: Seeking to live in death, six battles and six victories (short)

At night, Qiu Yutang's main army and Gongsun Xiang's Youzhou army advanced to Huxiao Pass.

In the end, Qiu Yutang did not adopt Qiu Ye's proposal and drew a legion of troops from the three main legions of the Imperial Guards, Guards and Bingzhou to urgently rush to Fenglin Port.

At first, it was too late to get up, because Qiu Yutang's main army was still two days away from Hu Xiao Pass, and it was four or five hundred miles away from Hu Xiao Pass to Fenglin Port. It would take nearly seven days to arrive at the earliest. The Tiger Legion really wanted to attack Fenglin Port from the east and west, but at that time, I was afraid that the daylily would be cold.

Secondly, Qiu Yutang has already made another arrangement. If the Tiger Legion dares to attack Fenglin Port from the east and attack, it will be a trap!

As soon as the Mingyue army entered Huxiao Pass, the brave general Yan Beifei of Shuozhou fled to the gate with a hundred cavalry and the remaining cavalry of Shuozhou.

Qiu Yutang, who received the news, did not dare to neglect her corps commanders and urgently summoned several corps commanders to her temporary headquarters to discuss matters. When Xiao Lang, Tuoba Shou, Gongsun Xiang, Qin Feng and others entered the headquarters, they found that Qiu Yutang looked solemn, and the prince was even more angry and his face turned pale. His clenched teeth almost bit his lips and bleeding.

In front of Qiu Yutang and Qiuye, there was a general Mingyue. The general drooped his head and looked depressed. The Governor of Youzhou Gongsun Xiang recognized him at a glance as Yan Beifei, the third son of the Governor of Shuozhou Yan Shisan, and was also a famous general of the Yan family in Shuozhou. He heard that his martial arts skills were extremely good, and he was quite strategic, and he was very good at using military forces.

The experienced Gongsun Xiang could see at a glance that something happened to the imperial capital. Thinking of his son Gongsun Jiao and Yan Beifei guarding the imperial capital together, Yan Beifei suddenly appeared in Huxiao Pass, but his son Gongsun Jiao disappeared. Gongsun Xiang's heart couldn't help but raise his throat, and there was a little anxiety in his eyes when he looked at Yan Beifei.

It seemed that Yan Beifei's head was hanging lower after feeling the anxiety in Gongsun Xiang's eyes.

Qiu Yutang glanced at Gongsun Xiang deeply, and then said sadly: "Old General Gongsun, I just received a very unfortunate news. The Tiger Legion once again attacked the imperial capital, and the imperial capital was captured again. The order that Gongsun Jiao and the 20,000 soldiers guarding the city sacrificed their lives for the empire!"

"ah?"

"how so?"

"The Tiger Legion actually captured the imperial capital again?"

Although Xiao Lang, Qin Feng and Tuoba Shou were surprised when they heard this, they did not show too many shocking expressions on their faces. After all, since the Tiger Legion rushed to Zhongzhou for a long distance, they have heard too many shocking news. Under the bombardment of many incredible facts, they have become a little numb.

Only the Governor of Youzhou Gongsun Xiang felt that his eyes suddenly turned dark, and his strong body suddenly shook and almost fell to the ground.

Qin Feng and Xiao Lang next to him were still quick-eyed and quickly stepped forward to support him. Gongsun Xiang shook his head hard, then broke free from Qin Feng and Xiao Lang's support, turned to Qiu Yutang and smiled sadly, saying, "Your Highness, my son sacrificed his life for the empire, can be said to be dead. My Gongsun Xiang is proud of having such a son, and our Youzhou Gongsun family is also proud of having such children!"

Qiu Yutang nodded gently and said solemnly: "The Empire is also proud of having such a general! General Gongsun, the empire's merits in history, will always remember the names of the son and the 20,000 soldiers who sacrificed their lives to defend the imperial capital. Although they failed to defend the imperial capital, they have already fulfilled their duties!"

At this time, Yan Beifei, who was originally standing solemnly raised his head and shouted: "Your Highness, I am not afraid of death, nor am I running away at the last minute. The reason why I am led hundreds of cavalry to break through is not to cherish life and life..."

"What is that for?" the prince could no longer bear it and asked with a hissing, "What are you talking about?"

Yan Beifei lowered his head and glanced at Qiuye, and said with a sad smile: "Haha, the reason why Beizhi led hundreds of cavalry to fight to break through was just to send out the news that the imperial capital had lost again, that's all!"

After saying this, Yan Beifei's expression suddenly became extremely solemn, and then said: "The goddess of light is above. Our Shuozhou Yan family is no one who is afraid of life and death, nor is there any ungrateful person! Youzhou Gongsun family is the loyal guardian of the empire, and our Shuozhou Yan family is also the loyal guardian of the empire!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Beifei pulled out his battle knife, turned the blade horizontally and wiped it on his neck, and cut his neck open. The hot blood splashed out instantly, and it was ten steps away. Several drops of blood splashed directly on Prince Mingyue Qiuye's face.

"General Yan!"

"Nephew Yan!"

"Bai Fei's nephew!"

Tuoba Shou, Gongsun Xiang and Qin Feng realized something was wrong. It was too late to stop Yan Beifei. In the splashing blood, Yan Beifei's sharp eyes quickly became dissipated. His strong body shook twice and finally fell to the ground. Qiu Ye stared straight at Yan Beifei who was lying on the ground, unable to recover from the shock at this moment for a long time.

In fact, this bloody scene almost accompanied Qiuye's life and had a great impact on his imperial career. Similarly, it also had a great impact on his Youzhou strategy. Almost all the life of Qiuye, he had never taken any iron-fisted measures against the Yan family in Youzhou...

"Heroic man." Qiu Yutang sighed faintly and said with emotion, "General Yan Beifei is not only a hero, but also a righteous man. In order to send out the news of the loss of the imperial capital again, he will bear the infamy of leaving the battle. It is really rare. Come, let's mourn General Yan Beifei, and transport his body back to Shuozhou for burial after the war of defense."

The Imperial Guards had already entered and carried Yan Beifei's body down, and then washed the blood from the shaft with water.

Qiu Yutang was silently watching the Imperial Guards busy in the gear, never saying a word, and the other generals did not dare to speak casually. Until the Imperial Guards cleaned up the headquarters again, Qiu Yutang finally put away the sadness on his face, looked around the generals in the middle of the gear, and said solemnly: "Dear generals, it seems that the prince is right now. Meng Hu is indeed going to walk through the Tongtian River waterway!"

"Now, the Tiger Legion is hard to fly this time!"

"Yes, Your Highness has already opened his pockets and is waiting for the Tiger Legion to drill into it!"

"Hmph, even if the Tiger Legion attacked and occupied the Fenglingang Naval Village, so what? General Xiao Chengdong's Naval Legion is waiting for them in Qingzhou, upstream of Tongtian River! On land, the Tiger Legion is a tiger, but when it comes to the water, they become sick cats, hahaha..."

The generals in the tent were all happy. Although they had questioned Qiuye's inference not long ago, this did not affect their joy at this moment at all, because Qiu Yutang finally made arrangements, and with Qiu Yutang's arrangements, it was enough that the entire Tiger Legion would be destroyed!

Qiu Yutang glanced at everyone with beautiful eyes for a week, and shouted with a clear voice: "Send the order!"

Tuoba Shou, Qin Feng, Gongsun Xiang, Xiao Lang and others straightened their bodies and waited for Qiu Yutang's military orders.

Qiu Yutang said: "The army rested overnight and set up camp early tomorrow morning, with the Imperial Guard Corps as the northern route, the Guard Corps as the southern route, the Bingzhou Corps and the Youzhou Corps as the middle route, and the troops were divided into three routes to encircle the Tiger Corps. Any army in one route should not easily fight with it, just entangle it!"

Tuoba Shou and others responded loudly: "Abide by the king's order!"

"Another order!" Qiu Yutang's beautiful eyes turned to Qiu Yirou, the close maid behind him. "Yan Shisan's Shuozhou Legion immediately crossed the imperial capital and headed south, cutting off the Tiger Legion's way north to escape!"

The sun sets.

Hundred miles north of Fenglin Port, 50,000 remaining soldiers of the Tiger Legion were heading south along the wide official road. At this time, the Tiger Legion had lost the snowboard, a powerful marching weapon, and could only march on two legs. After two consecutive days and two nights of rapid marching, the entire army was already exhausted.

What's worse is that the Tiger Legion is fighting within the enemy's territory, so it cannot be supplemented by its soldiers, and the injured soldiers cannot be transferred to the people's homes to recuperate on the spot, so they can only be brought together in the army, which puts a huge burden on the entire army, because the seriously injured soldiers completely lost their ability to move and can only be carried on stretchers!

It is no exaggeration to say that the situation in which the Tiger Legion is now is very unfavorable. If an energetic Mingyue Empire Army suddenly appears near the Tiger Legion at this time, even if it is just a trained new recruit army, it will be enough for the Tiger Legion to have a drink. If it encounters Qiu Yutang's main army, the Tiger Legion will be completely ruined.

Of course, then again, the notorious Meng Hu is definitely not a good man and a trustworthy man, and the three thousand barbarian cavalry under his command are not vegetarians. It is definitely not easy for the Mingyue Empire Army to get close to the Tiger Legion within 200 miles! Of course, there is nothing absolute. If the Mingyue Empire Army was prepared, it would be a different matter.

For example, if Qiu Yutang knew in advance that the Tiger Legion was going to attack Fenglin Port, so he lies an army in a secluded place not far from Fenglin Port, he might still escape the Manqi's suspicion. After all, before the Manqi arrived, the Mingyue Empire Army had already entered a hidden state, so it would be difficult to search for their whereabouts.

In the bustling army, Meng Hu, who was marching, drank the dark clouds under his crotch without warning.

Qi Diaozi and Jia Wudao, who were following Meng Hu, also strangled their mounts. Jia Wudao asked breathlessly: "General, why don't you leave?"

"No." Meng Hu suddenly frowned and said in a cold voice, "Things are not right."

"No?" Jia Wudao turned around and looked at Qi Diaozi, and said in surprise, "General, everything goes well. Whether it is the Shuozhou Legion or the Zhuozhou Legion, they have been completely mobilized by our army's surprise attack on Xijing. Coupled with the time difference in the information transmission of the Mingyue Empire Army, our army has enough time to capture Fenglin Port, what's wrong?"

Meng Hu said in a deep voice: "It is precisely because everything goes too smoothly that it won't be. Don't you think Qiu Yutang is too easy to deal with? If she is so easy to deal with, how could she gain the supreme position in the Mingyue Empire Army today? How could she use two new recruits to quell the massive Eight Kings Rebellion?"

Qi Diaozi nodded sternly and said, "I also felt that things were going well and it was unbelievable. Qiu Yutang seemed not to be so easy to deal with, but Bei Zhi really couldn't think of any other mistakes in this? Is there any other army in the Mingyue Empire besides the armies we already know?"

"This is impossible!"

Meng Hu shook his head flatly and said, "The top ten legions of the Mingyue Empire, the imperial guards, the guards and Bingzhou are now under Qiu Yutang, Qingzhou, Yingzhou, Dingzhou and Yunzhou, the four legions of Qingzhou, Yingzhou, Dingzhou and Yunzhou have almost been destroyed, and there are few remaining soldiers. Except for Shuozhou, Youzhou and Zhuozhou legions, there is no other regular army!"

“That’s it.”

Qi Diaozi smiled bitterly and shook his head, "That humble wise really can't think of what else Qiu Yutang can do? She wouldn't have deliberately let us go through Tongtianhe waterway and then try to use Xiao Chengdong's naval army to intercept our army, right? If Qiu Yutang really plans to do this, she will definitely regret it."

Jia Wudao wiped the sweat from his forehead and suggested: "General, Lao Qi, let's not think about it anymore. When the army passes the mountains ahead, we will camp. We will rest for a night tonight. When we recover our strength, we will take advantage of the opportunity to capture Fenglin Port tomorrow. Everything will be settled. Even if Qiu Yutang has any tricks, he will not have time to play."

"The mountain in front?"

Meng Hu's heart moved slightly, and he put on a tent in his hand and looked forward.

What fell into Meng Hu's vision was just a slightly raised hill on the plain, which could not even be called a mountain. However, the mountains were covered with lush forests. The official road leading to Fenglin Port passed through the dense forest and disappeared into the vast forest, as if there was no end forever.

"What kind of ridge is this?" Meng Hu asked in a narrow voice, "This forest seems to cover a wide area."

Jia Wudao hurriedly looked out the map, gestured to the map and replied: "General, this mountain ridge should be called Sad Ridge from the map."

"Sad Ridge?"

Meng Hu couldn't help but frown. The place name didn't sound very wonderful. It was the same as when he heard the place name Shahukou. It made people feel creepy. Meng Hu was not a timid person. He just had a keen sense of danger. The sad ridge in front was like Shahukou, which made him feel uneasy.

"Sentence..."

Meng Hu suddenly turned around and shouted to Zhang Xingba behind him, "The whole army stopped moving forward immediately!"

Zhang Xingba responded with a loud promise, and then left with the guards like a wind storm and clouds, conveying Meng Hu's military order.

Qi Diaozi and Jia Wudao looked at each other. After a while, Jia Wudao asked, "Did the general find anything?"

Meng Hu shook his head and said in a deep voice: "I have a very bad premonition. It is very likely that the ambush in the dense forest of the sad ridge ahead!"

"Ambushes?" Jia Wudao said in surprise, "Didn't the general just now that there are no other regular troops in the Moon Empire? Where did they get the ambush?"

Qi Diaozi next to him suddenly said, "There is still a possibility!"

Meng Hu turned around and looked at Qi Diaozi with a bright look. Jia Wudao asked impatiently: "Let's say, Lao Qi, what's the point?"
Chapter completed!