Dahua Mountain, it is said that during the Western Han Dynasty, immortals became immortals here, and since then it has been enshrined as one of the Taoist fairy mountains.
From a distance, its continuous mountains look like a city wall tailor-made for Poyang County.
In fact, if you want to get from Le'an to Poyang as quickly as possible, this mountain road is the most time-saving option.
At this time, Wei Yan had to serve as the vanguard of Liu Bei's army marching south and be the first to enter this mysterious mountain forest.
Although he spoke confidently about this, it is not difficult to see from his actions that Wei Yan has definitely gained a lot of experience after experiencing ups and downs.
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At the foot of Dahua Mountain, the lightly-armed marching team of thousands of people has stopped.
Not because of anything else, just because Wei Yan discovered some clues.
"Wait!"
Wei Yan was riding a horse at the front. Suddenly, with a wave of his hand without warning, he stopped the army in front of the mountain road. He turned over and dismounted, and immediately crouched on the ground, as if he had discovered something.
"General! But what did you find?"
The deputy general named Zhang Ying was a captain who had followed Wei Yan since the Changsha period. After Wei Yan was reinstated, he naturally became his deputy general.
Zhang Ying also dismounted and immediately fell next to Wei Yan, only to find that Wei Yan was touching the weeds on the ground...
"here…"
"It seems like there are a lot of footprints?"
Wei Yan's words were somewhat calm, but in Zhang Ying's ears it was not the same.
Because in front of his eyes, he clearly saw densely packed footprints, as if...as if the other party had no intention of hiding anything.
"General...this..."
Wang Wu also hurried from behind and was naturally startled by such a sight.
"They are the military boots of Soochow people...it seems...we have bumped into each other."
Wei Yan's fingers brushed the edge of the footprints and he could already see the pattern of the footprints.
"Previously, in Le'an City, the defenders also wore shoes of this style."
"Ah! In other words, the group of soldiers and horses that disappeared from the city before are also here?"
"He didn't come here...but he was waiting for us."
Wei Yan denied Wang Wu and Zhang Ying's speculation.
Out of experience, he has discovered something is wrong - although... although it is only a mere five hundred soldiers, among the thousand elite soldiers under his command, which one is not one to three?
But...the memories of the past reappeared in his mind at this moment. Wei Yan did not dare to neglect, so he directly announced to the army:
"Soldiers, listen to the order. We are very likely to encounter an ambush by the enemy next, but..."
"Are you willing to just go back to the army without doing anything?"
Wei Yan's voice was full of vitality, and when it reached the army, the eyes of the thousand soldiers lit up immediately.
"Not willing to give in!"
The soldiers' answers were very powerful. They seemed to be not only answering Wei Yan, but also declaring war on the unknown enemy in the mountains and forests.
"very good!"
A smile appeared on Wei Yan's lips, he nodded heavily, and then said to the two lieutenants beside him:
"Wang Wu, please bring a small team back to the army to report to the military advisor. Just tell the military advisor that I, Wei Yan, discovered the enemies who had escaped from the city and have already pursued them. Let the military advisor wait for the good news about me!"
"Here!"
Wang Wu immediately agreed, and with a wave of his hand, he quickly gathered a team of ten people and ran towards the direction of the army.
And Wei Yan, with a trace of killing intent in his eyes at this moment, drew out his long blade with great determination.
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In fact, Wei Yan's position was not very far from the army.
Within half an hour, Wang Wu led his small team back to the main army.
However, Pang Tong seemed a little surprised by Wang Wu's return. Before Wang Wu could report it, Pang Tong sent someone to Wang Wu first to inquire about the situation:
"Didn't you follow General Wei Yan to explore the way? Why are you the only ones back?"
After hearing this, Wang Wu immediately dismounted and hurriedly replied to Pang Tong who was on the horse:
"Reporting to the military advisor, the general led us to arrive at the foot of Dahua Mountain half an hour ago. However, the general found traces of Jiangdong's army horses that had escaped from Le'an City at the foot of the mountain. At this time, he has led his troops into the mountains to pursue the enemy. The general called out the last word.
The general will come and tell the military advisor not to worry..."
"What?"
As a result, before Wang Wu finished speaking, Pang Tong suddenly spoke up, which scared Wang Wu, and not just Wang Wu...
Everyone looked towards Pang Tong in the army, only to find that Pang Tong frowned tightly and glared into the distance...
Dahua Mountain - Pang Tong seemed very puzzled by Wei Yan's choice.
"Military advisor...you...don't be angry first..."
Wang Wu said tremblingly. Pang Tong's previous exclamation seemed to wake Wang Wu up immediately.
At this time, he also vaguely felt that Wei Yan's behavior seemed a bit aggressive.
But...as Wei Yan's deputy general, he couldn't speak ill of his own general, so he could only explain from the side:
"General, he is very confident...and...and the opponent is just a group of defeated soldiers, so...there shouldn't be any big problems..."
"Then something goes wrong, are you willing to plead guilty for Wei Yan?"
"ah…"
Pang Tong's sudden question immediately silenced Wang Wu.
He hesitated and didn't dare to answer... In short, Pang Tong was a little angry now.
Although he also felt in his heart that Wei Yan himself had a thousand elite soldiers and faced only 500 remnants, so there shouldn't be any big problems.
But "should" means it's not inevitable, and he hates this kind of uncertainty.
The anxiety in his heart made Pang Tong unable to think calmly, so he had to order the army:
"Step up! Rush to the vicinity of Dahua Mountain as soon as possible. If something goes wrong, there is still a chance to remedy it!"
"yes!"
Liu Feng, the general of the former army, knew that Pang Tong was angry and immediately responded.
The army suddenly changed from its previous stability, quickly moved away, and headed towards Dahua Mountain.
Pang Tong leaned on the horse's back. Although he was silent, the worry in his eyes could not be concealed at all.
"...Why are you so heart palpitating..."
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At the same time, in Dahua Mountain...
Wei Yan is now a representative whose words and actions are completely different.
Although he was full of momentum, he didn't want to make a mistake.
With one thousand soldiers and horses facing five hundred soldiers and horses hidden in the mountains and forests, the best thing to do is not to spread out and sweep them away like a carpet.
Dahua Mountain is so big that just a thousand soldiers and horses are spread out, which is not enough to cover a large area of dense forest.
What's more, the enemy is in darkness and we are clear, wouldn't spreading out give the opponent a chance to defeat them one by one?
Thinking of this, Wei Yan chose to divide into two teams and advance in a criss-cross direction, and using the long snake formation to explore the depths of the mountain forest steadily and circuitously was the best choice.
However, the biggest problem was not that Wei Yan failed to notice...
They are very unfamiliar with Dahua Mountain...this may become a weakness that the enemy can exploit.
