Cao Yao led the team and followed Liu Chengzong all the way eastward until they reached Shiban Mountain. He couldn't help it anymore.
"Lion, if you go further east, you will really reach Yanshui Pass. You don't really want to use this soldier's uniform and armor to deceive Yanshui Pass, do you?"
As he spoke, Cao Yao let out a long yawn, looked up at the night, shook his head and said, "You have to think clearly, the guard may not be fooled.
The brothers have been tired from following you all day, and now they are exhausted and have no energy to fight another battle."
Under the moonlight, Liu Chengzong's face was smiling, which looked strange to Cao Yao: "Is this what you think?"
"Otherwise, I'm really tired. Look, my mules are already dozing off, not to mention there are wounded soldiers."
Cao Yao sighed, then stared at Liu Chengzong and asked seriously: "No, I said you are not tired? Look at how excited you are."
Liu Chengzong paused and said seriously: "I'm tired, but you said it's too late. I've asked Wei Qian'er to take people to Yanshui Pass."
"I..."
Cao Yao raised his hand and slapped himself in the face. He became anxious: "Are you crazy!? What if the officers and soldiers from behind come after me? If the guards in front of me get out of the gate, they will block us here in the dark. How can we get out of here?"
This is the only road from Yanchuan to Yanshui Pass!"
"Don't worry, why are you beating yourself up? It's midnight, do you think they are really good at chasing? Or do you think they are really good at getting out?"
Liu Chengzong was still in high spirits and said: "Then take people up the mountain. Don't raise the fire and go up Shiban Mountain."
Two people and two horses stood in the middle of the road talking, and the procession behind them could not move by the moonlight.
After a while, Gao Xian and Feng Yu both sent people over first, and then came over personally to see what was going on.
Several people gathered around, and Cao Yao looked excited again: "What on earth are you thinking? If we are attacked from two sides, we will definitely lose. Even an ambush may not be able to survive."
"I don't want to say it, but you have to ask."
Liu Chengzong sighed, looked at the team behind him, and said to a few people: "I'm afraid it won't work out if I tell you, and I'll be embarrassed and laughed at later.
Brother Cao, do you think the guerrilla general from Yanchuan will chase you?"
Not only Cao Yao nodded, but also Gao Xian and Feng Rui nodded slowly.
People think that the guerrilla generals will chase after them, but this must be based on the fact that they already know that they are indeed advancing towards Yanshui Pass.
"If the guerrilla general is chasing us, he will prevent us from attacking in the east and west, and will definitely send Tangqi to other roads.
If we go anywhere else, we will be discovered, so this is the only way we can go."
Cao Yao didn't say anything, but Feng Ru couldn't bear it any longer and said, "But there's no point in walking here. The officers and soldiers can still catch up, and they might be stuck in the mountains."
Liu Chengzong raised his hand and shook it: "I'm not sure whether the guerrilla general will come after him, so what if he doesn't?
It is entirely possible to decide to rest for the night in Jingjiagou before chasing after us. Do you remember the virtue of being hungry in Yuhe Fort and dare to attack at night?
If he doesn't chase us, will we miss a good opportunity?"
Cao Yao took a few steps on the spot, frowned and asked, "What's a good opportunity?"
"What a good opportunity to beat up the guard of Yanshui Pass! Don't worry, listen to me."
Liu Chengzong raised his hand and said: "In this way, let people lead the troops to Shiban Mountain first, and rest on the spot. No one can find it at night. I will tell you my thoughts."
The order was conveyed quickly, and the three sentinel soldiers, the post soldiers and the post horse team slowly walked towards the path of Shiban Mountain.
Liu Chengzong left several sentry commanders and a group of riders beside the official road at the foot of the mountain.
It was quiet on the road now, and Liu Chengzong cleared his throat and said to a few people with a smile: "I asked Wei Qian'er and a few soldiers to go to Yanshui Pass to ask for help.
The soldiers pretended to be farmers, and they were all locals. They first went to report that the villages to the west were attacked, and then Wei Qian'er pretended to be a Tangqi under the command of General Wang Bai, and went to ask for help. If the request for help failed, he was warned.
Warn him that if Wang Baihu is defeated, I will attack Yanshui Pass."
As Liu Chengzong spoke, he spread his hands apart and then slowly closed them: "guerrillas chase me on the road, block me at Yanshui Pass, and send out Tangqi scouts when I walk at night.
As long as I shoot Tang Qi to death, what will happen?"
Cao Yao's eyes reflected the moonlight: "You want them to attack each other?"
Liu Chengzong nodded excitedly, then slumped down again, sighing: "But I don't know if the guerrillas will attack, and I don't know if the Yanshui Gatekeepers will attack."
Cao Yao nodded and said: "Yes, your idea requires careful and bold heroes on both sides. If the guerrillas dare not pursue it, it will be meaningless."
"No, no, no, it doesn't matter if the guerrillas dare not pursue you."
Liu Chengzong quickly shook his head and said: "If he doesn't pursue him, as long as the Yanshui Pass defenders dare to come out, we can see them passing by.
When they came back, we were tired and tired, and we had enough sleep and food, so we just gave him a good beating and broke the Yanshui Pass.
If they come from both directions, then let them have a fight. Depending on the situation of the battle, we have a chance to join in or go south.
I'm just afraid that the guard at Yanshui Gate is a coward."
Liu Chengzong told Cao Yao the whole plan, "Let's make a deal first. If he doesn't come out, don't laugh at me for making you wait here all night in vain.
If we come out, let's make a plan first, and if we are broken up, we will extend the county meeting."
These people are all staring.
Looking at Liu Chengzong who warned him repeatedly, Cao Yao suddenly felt an inexplicable sadness in his heart.
He didn't know how to describe this feeling.
I only know that if there was a big defeat in Saerhu, if the leader of the soldiers was not him, but Liu Chengzong who dared to think of eating the family before him and letting the enemy stop him.
Maybe many people can survive on the escape route.
He had never discovered before that this little lion had such powerful energy that it could make people follow him to the edge of life and death several times a day without getting tired.
After saying this, several people knew Liu Chengzong's thoughts and nodded in agreement.
They assigned the work, arranged an ambush on the official road, and left some people to ambush at the foot of the mountain, while the others took turns to go up the mountain to sleep.
This wait will last until midnight.
Liu Chengzong woke up several times, but failed to wait for the reinforcements sent from the northwest and southeast. However, Wei Qian'er came back.
However, it did not bring good news. The general guarding Yanshui Pass was strictly disciplined and would not let anyone enter the city at night, so they did not see the guard at all.
I just spread the word, but no one knows whether it has any effect.
In the second half of the night, the temperature also dropped sharply.
Sleeping on the top of the mountain, several sentry commanders in the Mule Camp were worried about something and couldn't sleep. They were all wrapped in clothes and staring at the stars.
Suddenly, a horse neighed loudly from the bottom of the mountain.
The fish is hooked!
Several people who were lying on the ground without making a sound suddenly got up and ran down the mountain like crazy.
Still standing halfway up the mountain, Liu Chengzong saw countless torches in the northwest gathering into a fire dragon, rushing towards this direction.
However, under circumstances that no one expected, a fire with a loud noise suddenly erupted from the top of the mountain due to the north, separated by an official road.
That's the light from the barrel of the cannon.
A blaze of fire flickered above the mountains where cannons roared.
Subsequently, Yamashita also fired back at the mountain with artillery fire.
The Yanshuiguan Artillery Corps, which was quietly ambushing the northern mountain ridge, and the guerrilla general Lu Cheng's troops came for reinforcements.
Under the pitch-black night, artillery fire was launched.