The Western Xia Dynasty and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty fought at Yufo Pass, and all the officers and soldiers nearby were taken away, especially the monks and soldiers from Zhenguo Temple to fight on the front line.
The horse thieves saw the emptiness behind them and took the opportunity to plunder at night.
By coincidence, they met the logistics transport team of Zhenguo Temple. Seeing that there were only a dozen people in the transport team, the horse thieves immediately rushed down to attack and besieged the monk soldiers, killing them.
Food and war horses were stolen, as well as women sent to the front line.
"What are you afraid of? When they come, we will run away. There are many valleys here and we can't hide anywhere."
The second child is very brave and is not afraid of the monk soldiers of Zhenguo Temple.
The third child said: "Boss, the second child is right. When they come, they will fight if they can defeat them. If they cannot defeat them, they will run away. The food this time will be enough for us to eat for several years."
"And these girls, how handsome they are. They are hiding in caves, eating, drinking and playing. What are you afraid of?"
The boss thinks about it too. He plays when he is full and eats when he has had enough. It is very enjoyable.
"Yes, I'm afraid of hanging up."
The boss laughed heartily.
"kill!"
Hundreds of people suddenly rushed out from both sides of the mountain road. The horse thief was startled and shouted: "Which mountain top, I am..."
Before the horse thieves could call out their names, the soldiers from the Xiaoqi Battalion rushed down and slaughtered the horse thieves with swords.
Bai Tingting shook her Shadow Chaser sword and saw that the heads of the three thieves had been beheaded.
These horse thieves can deal with ordinary people and ordinary monk soldiers, but they will die when they encounter masters.
"It's Xixia's war horse!"
Leng Yu chose the best war horse for Long Chen.
Looking at the teeth, hooves, and muscles on the body, it is indeed a top-notch war horse.
"Now I have another mount."
The soldiers shouted good luck.
Bai Tingting asked: "Sir, how should we deal with these women?"
There were more than thirty young women in total, some older and wearing rather colorful clothes.
Long Chen felt a little headache. These women were obviously going to the front line to find lovers, and they couldn't keep them.
But if you kill...
"Sir, tie them up and throw them here."
"There are not many people walking around this place, but it is not without them. It will probably be two days later when we find out."
Leng Yu knew that Long Chen would not kill an unarmed person.
"Okay, tie it up."
Leng Yu took action, tied up the woman and threw her on the roadside.
Long Chen got on his war horse and continued to attack westward with the heroic cavalry battalion.
....
Red Rock Temple.
Kongji and Deshan were sitting in the Buddhist hall, and a monk with a sinister face strode in.
"Uncle, Master, the cavalry team from the Tianxiahui in Xifeng City has returned and said that they will not care about this war."
This monk is Hong Zheng, a disciple of Monk Deshan.
"What? Who said that?"
Monk Kongji was surprised.
The Tianxiahui cavalry team went back and said they didn't care.
That is to say, Long Chen and Tianxiahui have reached a new agreement, the two parties may have reconciled, and Tianxiahui may even support Long Chen.
"how so?"
Monk Deshan felt something was wrong.
Hong Zheng said: "Master, the news came out from Xifeng City just now, saying that Tian Liang has delivered war supplies to Jade Buddha Pass again."
"Soon after we withdrew the siege, we saw their food and water being delivered to the small town."
Monk Kongji stood up, his face gloomy, and he kept thinking in his mind.
Deshan felt upset: "The world will encourage us to attack, and now it suddenly abandons us. What does this mean? Shamosha..."
Deshan wanted to say "take off the mill and kill the donkey", but he had been called a "bald donkey" and was very taboo about the word "donkey".
Kong Ji thought for a long time and said: "The world will target the Eastern Zhou Dynasty because it feels that the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is too strong and may break the balance of power in the world."
"However, we and Nanliang launched an attack at the same time, and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was beaten into chaos. The world will feel that the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is not as powerful as imagined."
"In addition, there is a problem in Nanliang. Li Chengdao actually doesn't accept Tianxiahui's blame, so Tianxiahui is angry."
News from Nanliang reached Kongji, and he heard that Li Chengdao refused to see Hua Yiyi and the elders.
Deshan said: "So, will the world support the Eastern Zhou Dynasty this time?"
Kong Ji shook his head and said: "No, if the Tianxiahui fully supports the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, it should withdraw all support."
"The current situation is that Foyuan Tower still supports us, Xifeng City supports Long Chengen, and Tianxiahui has not completely decided to support Eastern Zhou."
"They want the war to continue and make our three countries consume each other."
Deshan scolded: "Those thieves from the Tianxiahui Association have always been so treacherous in their actions."
Kong Ji said: "I think the world will want to weaken Eastern Zhou and Nanliang at the same time. This is our opportunity."
Deshan asked: "How can you see it?"
Kong Ji said: "If Li Chengdao doesn't buy it, the world will definitely be unhappy, and Nanliang is indeed still very powerful."
"As for the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the Tianxia Association is probably waiting and watching. If we win, the Tianxia Association may acquiesce; if Long Chengen wins, the Tianxia Association will still support us in weakening the Eastern Zhou Dynasty."
Deshan felt strange and asked: "Since the Tianxia Association still wants us to win, why don't you directly support us? Why do you have to go through so many twists and turns?"
Kong Ji sneered and said: "This is the treachery of the Tianxiahui. I guess Long Chengen gave him a favor. The two parties have an agreement, so it will be difficult for the Tianxiahui to break up."
"So, no matter how we fight this battle, we will win in the end."
If Long Chen wins, the Tianxiahui may target the Eastern Zhou Dynasty again.
If Long Chen loses and Xixia takes over the city, the world will remain silent.
As long as the war at Yufo Pass continues, Nanliang will not stop, and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty will always be attacked from both sides.
So, this is a win-win battle.
Deshan praised: "Senior brother is still smart and his analysis is exquisite, but Long Chengen is difficult to deal with. We have to find a way."
Kong Ji said: "Our advantage lies in the cavalry. Let me find a way to lure Long Chengen out for a decisive battle."
"Send the battle report to the king again and request more troops. We must maintain superior strength."
Deshan agreed with Kong Ji's opinion. After several battles, Deshan found that the Long family army was very powerful. If the troops were about the same strength, he would not be able to take advantage.
"Senior brother, it's getting late, let's rest."
After the plan was decided, the stone in Deshan's heart fell to the ground, and he felt sleepy.
Kong Ji said: "You go and rest first, I will write a battle report to the king."
Deshan went to bed first, and Monk Kongji wrote a battle report and sent it to Xingqing City overnight.
....
The sky is dim.
Long Chen sat on a stone and ate bread and mutton jerky, while Bai Tingting dozed next to her.
A soldier crouched over and said, "Dazhu Kingdom, there are not many people inside. There are probably more than 3,000 people in the barracks outside."
Bai Tingting woke up, rubbed her eyes, and asked: "There are so few people in the barracks?"
Long Chen finished the noodles and took another sip of water.
"They attacked Jade Buddha Pass with all their strength, and all the monks and soldiers from Zhenguo Temple were dispatched. It is only right that this place is empty."
Long Chen was hiding one mile outside Zhenguo Temple.
Sentinels were just sent out to investigate the situation.
"Dazhu Kingdom, the last general feels that it is time to take action."
Captain Leng Yu was a little excited.
It was his first time to carry out such a mission alone, deep behind enemy lines.
