Jiankang City, north of the city, Mufu Mountain, top of the mountain.
Liu Yu was wearing a general's robe and armor, sitting on a horse. He chose a good position. He was in a dense forest, but he was at the front of the forest, sitting in the grass. The trees in front of him were cut down.
Instead, to ensure that he could have an unobstructed view of the battlefield in front of him without exposing himself as conspicuously as he did at the commander's platform, dozens of messengers did not stand near the flags, but all knelt on one knee, waiting for Liu Yu's order.
From the mountainside to the foot of the mountain, the officers and soldiers of the Beifu Army, with various branches and leaves stuck on their bodies, were standing ready. They were all wearing green battle robes, covering up the reflective fine steel armor leaves on their bodies, and all their weapons were not exposed.
, looking from a distance, this is a silent mountain forest. However, experienced generals will find that almost no birds have landed in the entire mountain forest. If it were not for the ambushes of thousands of troops, how could it be like this?
Under the foot of the mountain and on the beach above the river bank, there are thousands of soldiers and horses arrayed in formation, with heavy infantry in front and archers in the back. There are temporarily arranged horses, iron caltrops and some wooden stakes, as well as various baggage vehicles.
They were all piled on the river bank, matching the rocks on the bank, facing the river, and densely arranged like a floating city. The Tianshi Dao fleet sent them the strongest signal: Dare to step ashore and discipline them.
There will be no return for you!
Wang Zhene stood beside Liu Yu, holding the order flag in his arms. Liu Zhong was not here, and now it was up to him to perform the task of joining the army and passing orders. He looked at the beach from a distance, riding a war horse, galloping back and forth.
Zhu Lingshi, who was setting up the defense line, smiled slightly: "The big rocks are still useful. Before we came, he had set up the first line of defense here. Even if the demon thieves attack by force, they won't take advantage."
Liu Yu said nothing, seeming to be deep in thought.
Wang Zhene continued: "Brother Xile also arrived very timely, and all of them were wearing green shirts and ambush on the mountainside. If the monster thieves came ashore in large numbers, he could attack from a high position, even if the monsters
Even if the thieves have thousands of troops, they will not be able to withstand such an attack."
Liu Yu nodded: "Xile, Dashi, and Tianzi are all in place. Our army now has 30,000 troops here. Changmin's troops are also coming. Even in Jiangbei, we have
I also used beacon fire to notify Ah Shao, asking him to take precautions. If necessary, Guangling soldiers and horses will be dispatched to attack the Jiangbei camp of the monster thieves as a response. Do you think there is anything lacking in this arrangement?"
Wang Zhene curled his lips and said, "A hundred miles further to the east, we should also take precautions at the Jingkou Garan Mountain Crossing."
Liu Yu said calmly: "I have asked Zhongde, Xiaoguizi and Dazhuang to lead their own troops, and mobilized the village warriors from Jingkou to stand ready there. Even if the demon thieves turn there, they will not be able to do anything.
Because Garlic Mountain is in our hands, we control the ferry. Even if the enemy lands, it will just be a repeat of Garlic Mountain's defeat."
Having said this, Liu Yu curled up his lips and frowned slightly: "However, I feel that something is not quite right. Zhen evil, didn't you notice it?"
Wang Zhen'e said thoughtfully: "Yes, it has been more than half an hour since we arrived here. Including the time the big stone was here before, it has been more than a quarter of an hour. The demon thief's fleet has arrived here. Ordinarily,
They should seize the time and land before our troops arrive. This is called speed. But after so long, they have not taken any action. They have not even put down a few boats and sampans, let alone
One soldier after another rushed to the river bank, confronting us like this. This is not normal."
Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "I'm afraid we have been fooled by the demon thieves. Their main attack direction should not be here, but to mobilize our troops to attack the south of the city."
Wang Zhene's expression changed: "South of the city? How can you see it? Why not Xinting and Stone City in the west of the city, or Jingkou in the east of the city?"
Liu Yu shook his head: "They have fought many times in the west of the city. They cannot stand at all. If they want to fight in the west of the city, they have to land and storm the Xinting Fortress guarded by Huaiyu. Now Huaiyu's troops have not been mobilized and are still there.
Just hold on, they won't be stupid enough to attack again."
"As for Jingkou in the east of the city, if you want to attack, you must dispatch a large fleet, but the fleets of demon thieves are all here. Unless they have a large fleet coming from the east and taking the river mouth to go upstream, but
This is almost impossible, unless they are reinforcements from Guangzhou, which I think is unlikely. Even if they have these reinforcements and our army controls Garlic Mountain, it will be difficult for them to do anything. To say the least, even if Jingkou falls
, we can also organize a counterattack with troops and horses, and they cannot directly threaten Jiankang City."
Speaking of this, Liu Yu's eyes flashed coldly: "After much thought, they mobilized our troops like this and set up such a large formation in Jiangbei. They must be planning to attack the Nantang area and break the city directly from the south gate.
Although I don’t know what method they used to pass through the Qinhuai River, this should be the highest possibility."
Before Liu Yu finished speaking, he heard the rapid sound of horse hooves, but a scout rode directly up the mountain and rushed here. Ding Wu's sharp voice sounded from behind: "Stop, you are not allowed in."
Liu Yu turned to look at the scout who was blocked by the guards in the outer circle, and said: "Meng Niu, get out of the way and let someone report the military situation."
Ding Wu bowed and retreated, his hill-like figure stepped aside, and a scout covered in sweat rushed in and said in a deep voice: "Commander, there is smoke rising in the south of the city, in the direction of Nantang, two black and one yellow.
"
Liu Yu's face changed slightly: "Are you sure it's two black and one yellow?"
The scout nodded quickly and said: "It's absolutely true, two black and one yellow. This means that the first line of defense has been breached. Commander, please make a decision quickly."
Wang Zhene said quickly: "Sure enough, you guessed it right. Please order me to lead the cavalry to support us first."
Liu Yu shook his head and said to the scout: "Did the red smoke rise?"
The scout was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said: "When I came here, I only saw the three-color wolf smoke, but not..."
Before he finished speaking, he only heard the sound of another scout dismounting, accompanied by his breathless cry, coming closer and closer: "Red wolf smoke, red wolf smoke, rising towards the south of the city, rising..."
He sprinted to the front of Liu Yu, raised his head, and ignored the sweat on his face: "The red smoke is rising in the south of the city. That is, that is the signal for the tiger stripe to ride in place."
Liu Yu nodded, with a smile on his face: "Thank you for your hard work. You two should go and have a rest. Remember, strict confidentiality is required to suppress evil. You lead the Chinese cavalry and set off. Don't go to Nantang. Go to Gongcheng and meet Hu
Fan, guard the palace city firmly for me, and if there is even the slightest mistake, come and see me!"
This chapter has been completed!