It rained heavily for several days in Hengxiang, but the starry sky was bright and clear in Huazhou, thousands of miles away.
The wind blows and the grass grows, and there are scattered lights in the wilderness. In the dark night where the lights cannot be lit, ferocious beasts are gnawing on the broken corpses.
As soon as the battlefield ceased, there were rout after rout, pursuit after pursuit, and finally it became this ruined mess.
Several blackbird carcasses that had been stabbed to the ground by arrows were pulled up. Several soldiers threw them into the bamboo baskets behind them expressionlessly and walked towards the next batch of bird carcasses.
In addition to birds, there are horses and people.
Humans cannot eat it, but birds and horses can.
The horse's body was cut up on the spot and sent back in batches.
The soldiers were busy, and across a river in the distance, a few pairs of deep eyes watched them silently in the darkness.
Dai Yu also held an arrow in his hand, with a bird carcass stuck at the top of the arrow. It was not black, but an extremely bright kingfisher.
"It's everywhere," Dai Yu said with a heavy eyebrow, "I bumped into two living people on the road. They said this was the third time they used birds to attack people and horses. Once the black flock of birds came out, they couldn't stop it.
, there are all kinds of birds.”
Du Xuan looked cold: "These people are very vicious, poisoning the birds like this."
The moonlight passed through the shade of the trees, scattered all over the ground, and the stars were white. Shen Lie watched as the soldiers cleared a piece of grass and then went down to another piece of grass. They repeatedly retracted the arrows and left the bird carcasses behind them.
The movements are so skillful that they become numb.
He and she had seen a large number of bird traps outside Jiuning County before. She said that these birds might be related to the war, and she was right.
They just came out of Yongwu City five days ago, and all their men who had been scattered in Songzhou were finally gathered together.
The three people lost contact, and the place where they lost contact was in the dragging star.
As for Yi Xing, not a single person was left alive by a group of new rebels a month ago.
Shen Lie waited here for twenty days and realized that he could not wait any longer.
Except for the three people who lost contact, no one else was killed. Only six people were injured by the war on the way, but they were not serious.
It's a blessing that we can still get together. After all, Huazhou is divided into pieces and it's really chaotic.
While waiting, they also inquired in many ways and found out that the Ji family had left Daping safely and had returned to Zuilu.
However, Song Zhiyi was furious and sent out heavy troops to demand Zuilu hand over the Ji family, otherwise Zuilu City County and Sixty-Eight Villages would be massacred.
Therefore, even though the Ji family returned to Zuilu, the officials and people of Zuilu unanimously demanded that they be evicted.
At the last moment, the Guo family members suddenly stopped and tried to protect the Ji family.
Now let's wait for Song Zhiyi's reaction.
Song Zhiyi and Guo Shu have been friends for decades. Everyone is curious whether they will fall out or give up.
Shen Lie was 100% sure that Song Zhiyi would give him this face.
If Song Zhiyi really wanted to attack Zuilu, he didn't have that much mental energy and military strength.
Different from the war in Youzhou, Zuilu's geographical location is very special.
In the former Daqian territory, the terrains of Tangzhou and Zuilu were the two weirdest ones. They looked like a plum blossom and a mushroom on the map.
Tangzhou is very long and narrow, while Zuilu is wider at the top and narrower at the bottom. You can attack when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat.
The two have a common feature, which is that they border at least six states and provinces.
If we take action against Drunken Deer, we will not only touch the chaotic land of Huazhou, but also Mou Ye.
Mouye has now almost become a battleground for military strategists. The Battle of Mouye contained three parties on the surface, but secretly entangled several forces.
Song Zhiyi could launch a large-scale military campaign in Youzhou, far away from Mou Ye, but once he attacked Zuilu, he would not only push the Guo family to the opposite side, but he might also be overrun by Tian Dayao and Yun Bozhong's troops and stabbed in the back.
Instead of having many enemies, it is better to save face.
Although this saves face, it is actually of little use.
After all, the relationship between the Guo family and Song Zhiyi was more than just the one in front of them. Song Zhiyi had forgotten the siege of Youhu County in Jiangzhou a year ago, but the Guo family still remembered it.
As for Shen Lie, he also remembered it unforgettable.
Now, Shen Lie came out of Yongwu City, firstly to send Sun and Ji Xia back to Zuilu, and secondly to have a thorough settlement with the Guo family, or even break up with them.
After the calculation, those who should go left and those who wanted to stay stayed, and he went back to find Jin Hongkang and chase Yuan Ying.
At this time, footsteps were heard from behind.
Du Xuan took a look and said, "Young Master, Zhai Jinsheng is back."
As soon as he finished speaking, a man of medium height stepped forward and said, "Young Master."
Shen Lie turned around: "What's the way forward?"
"The mountains to the east are steep and difficult to walk at night, not to mention we have a carriage. Two miles to the south we found a group of soldiers and horses setting up fortifications. There may be another battle in the next two days."
"Are you going to fight again?!" Dai Yu shouted angrily, "Are you from the Lin family?"
"No, the Lin family's troops have been scattered and fled in the past two days," Zhai Jinsheng said. "The troops we just discovered have never been seen before, and they are not even remotely familiar. Judging from their appearance, they seem to be ambushing and attacking. Moreover, they There are a lot of people.”
"Approximately how many people are setting up fortifications? If we attack by force, what are our chances of winning?" Shen Lie asked.
"Let's say less than 1,200 people. It's hard to say if there will be a storm. There is no way to find out whether there are other deployments after that fortification."
Du Xuan looked at Shen Lie: "If we can send 1,200 people to set up fortifications, the total number of troops in this army will be no less than 10,000. Master, we need to be careful."
Shen Lie didn't say anything. After a while, he said in a deep voice: "There is no room for caution. Once the fortifications and war preparations of 1,200 people are built, it is impossible for them to win this battle quickly. Go ahead and prepare immediately. Half an hour later." Get ready to leave."
"Xiangnan?" Zhai Jinsheng asked.
"Nan." Shen Lie said.
Half an hour later it was almost midnight, and with the rush, it was almost time to get there, which was the most difficult time of the day.
If he takes advantage of his unpreparedness and attacks the most remote place at this time, Shen Lie can have the greatest chance of victory at the moment.
Counting Du Xuan and Dai Yu, Shen Lie had a total of sixty-two subordinates, excluding Lin Zhonghu. In addition, there were Sun Shi and Ji Xiahe who were riding in a carriage.
Although the vanguard is responsible for the charge, it will definitely be difficult for the opponent to defeat the opponent in a short period of time, so you can relax a little in terms of hard requirements.
The latter is responsible for escaping, and is very likely to be intercepted by the opponent, which in turn requires more escape conditions.
So the sixty second hands were redistributed by Shen Lie.
A highly skilled person charges into the battle and rides a second horse to clear the way.
The stronger and stronger horses stay behind, followed by the less skilled ones.
Shen Lie had no other requirements for them. He only told them to run all the way after breaking through the level, not to be reluctant to fight, and not to look back.
The night was getting colder and colder, and it was impossible for the soldiers picking up arrows in the distance to think that there would be a new crisis two miles away.
The people who were setting up fortifications two miles away could not have imagined that a fierce cavalry was about to charge out in such a quiet night.
The wind blew through Nagano, and a wolf howled unbroken. When the exhausted construction soldiers heard the sound of galloping horse hooves, they thought they were hallucinating because of sleepiness.
